Brown Girl, Brownstones by Paule Marshall

Brown Girl, Brownstones

Paule Marshall with Edwidge Danticat (Contributor), Mary Helen Washington (Contributor)

319 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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Set in Brooklyn during the Great Depression and World War II, Brown Girl, Brownstones chronicles the efforts of Barbadian immigrants to surmount poverty and racism and to make their new country home. Selina Boyce is torn between the opposing aspir...

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Community Reviews

3.97
based on 412 reviews

Moods

reflective: 84%

emotional: 80%

challenging: 28%

tense: 28%

hopeful: 24%

sad: 20%

informative: 16%

dark: 12%

funny: 8%

inspiring: 4%

Pace

62% of readers chose medium
37% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
30% of readers chose A mix
65% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

84% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

55% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus?

75% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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