A Death in the Family: A Restoration of the Author's Text by

A Death in the Family: A Restoration of the Author's Text

582 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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Published in 1957 to wide acclaim, James Agee's A Death in the Family was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize for literature. However, the novel had been so heavily edited by publisher and editor David McDowell that it little resembled the man...

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Community Reviews

3.71
based on 1,312 reviews

Moods

emotional: 80%

sad: 76%

reflective: 71%

dark: 46%

challenging: 30%

tense: 14%

hopeful: 5%

mysterious: 3%

funny: 2%

inspiring: 2%

informative: 1%

Pace

1% of readers chose fast
27% of readers chose medium
71% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

10% of readers chose Plot
16% of readers chose A mix
69% of readers chose Character
3% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

45% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

59% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
73% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

38% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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