Augustown by Kei Miller

Augustown

Kei Miller

242 pages • first pub 2016 (editions) user-added

fiction historical magical realism adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
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From the winner of the Forward Prize, Augustown is a magical and haunting novel set in the underbelly of Jamaica. Ma Taffy may be blind but she sees everything. So when her great-nephew Kaia comes home from school in tears, what she senses sends a...

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Community Reviews

4.37
based on 1,009 reviews

Moods

emotional: 78%

reflective: 63%

sad: 51%

tense: 41%

dark: 34%

challenging: 33%

mysterious: 28%

informative: 22%

adventurous: 16%

inspiring: 11%

funny: 10%

hopeful: 9%

Pace

17% of readers chose fast
68% of readers chose medium
13% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

12% of readers chose Plot
56% of readers chose A mix
30% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

56% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

65% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

87% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

47% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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