The Best of Simple: Stories by Langston Hughes

The Best of Simple: Stories

Langston Hughes

256 pages first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction classics short stories reflective slow-paced
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Langston Hughes's stories about Jesse B. Semple--first composed for a weekly column in the Chicago Defender and then collected in Simple Speaks His Mind, Simple Takes a Wife, and Simple Stakes a Claim--have been read and loved by hundreds of thous...

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Community Reviews

4.24
based on 109 reviews

Moods

reflective: 100%

emotional: 80%

funny: 60%

informative: 60%

lighthearted: 40%

relaxing: 40%

adventurous: 20%

challenging: 20%

dark: 20%

hopeful: 20%

inspiring: 20%

sad: 20%


Pace

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40% of readers chose medium
20% of readers chose slow
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medium
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Plot or character driven?

50% of readers chose A mix
50% of readers chose Character
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Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
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Complicated

Loveable characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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