A Gathering of Old Men by Ernest J. Gaines

A Gathering of Old Men

Ernest J. Gaines with Murphy Guyer (Narrator), Mark Hammer (Narrator), Tom Stechschulte (Narrator), Peter Francis James (Narrator), Michelle-Denise Woods (Narrator), Graham Brown (Narrator), Sally Darling (Narrator)

7 hours, 38 minutes • first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction classics historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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A powerful depiction of racial tensions arising over the death of a Cajun farmer at the hands of a black man--set on a Louisiana sugarcane plantation in the 1970s. The Village Voice called A Gathering of Old Men "the best-written novel on Southern...

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Community Reviews

3.99
based on 656 reviews

Moods

emotional: 73%

tense: 63%

reflective: 57%

dark: 39%

challenging: 31%

sad: 31%

inspiring: 23%

hopeful: 10%

informative: 10%

adventurous: 5%

mysterious: 5%

Pace

17% of readers chose fast
47% of readers chose medium
35% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
52% of readers chose A mix
44% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

64% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

51% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

90% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus?

61% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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