Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn

Patsy

Nicole Dennis-Benn

400 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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From award-winning novelist Nicole Dennis-Benn comes this beautifully layered portrait of motherhood, immigration and sacrificePatsy yearns to escape the beautiful but impoverished Jamaican town where she was raised for a new life in New York and ...

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Community Reviews

4.06
based on 2,914 reviews

Moods

emotional: 86%

reflective: 64%

sad: 61%

challenging: 43%

hopeful: 33%

dark: 27%

inspiring: 18%

tense: 18%

adventurous: 9%

funny: 7%

informative: 5%

Pace

3% of readers chose fast
62% of readers chose medium
33% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
24% of readers chose A mix
73% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

84% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

44% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

93% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

90% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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