Brown Girl, Brownstones by Paule Marshall

Brown Girl, Brownstones

Paule Marshall

268 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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Selina's mother wants to stay in Brooklyn and earn enough money to buy a brownstone row house, but her father dreams only of returning to his island home. Torn between a romantic nostalgia for the past and a driving ambition for the future, Selina...

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Community Reviews

3.98
based on 410 reviews

Moods

reflective: 83%

emotional: 79%

tense: 29%

challenging: 25%

hopeful: 25%

sad: 20%

informative: 16%

dark: 12%

funny: 8%

inspiring: 4%

Pace

60% of readers chose medium
39% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
31% of readers chose A mix
63% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

83% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

58% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus?

73% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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