A Mercy by Toni Morrison

A Mercy

Toni Morrison

224 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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In the 1680s the slave trade in the Americas is still in its infancy. Jacob Vaark is an Anglo-Dutch trader and adventurer, with a small holding in the harsh North. Despite his distaste for dealing in “flesh,” he takes a small slave girl in part pa...

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Community Reviews

3.84
based on 3,894 reviews

Moods

emotional: 65%

dark: 61%

challenging: 60%

reflective: 57%

sad: 56%

tense: 18%

mysterious: 13%

adventurous: 9%

informative: 5%

hopeful: 2%

Pace

13% of readers chose fast
47% of readers chose medium
38% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
29% of readers chose A mix
66% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

60% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

23% of readers chose Yes
60% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

96% of readers chose Yes
1% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

60% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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