Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo: A Novel by Ntozake Shange

Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo: A Novel

Ntozake Shange

224 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

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Ntokaze Shange's Most Beloved Novel, Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo, is the story of three "colored girls," three sisters and their mama from Charleston, South Carolina: Sassafrass, the oldest, a poet and a weaver like her mother, gone north to ...

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Community Reviews

4.04
based on 582 reviews

Moods

emotional: 72%

reflective: 67%

adventurous: 34%

inspiring: 34%

hopeful: 27%

challenging: 24%

funny: 19%

mysterious: 14%

lighthearted: 9%

tense: 9%

dark: 8%

informative: 8%

relaxing: 8%

sad: 8%

Pace

8% of readers chose fast
77% of readers chose medium
14% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

15% of readers chose A mix
84% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

75% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

81% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

90% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

49% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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