The Narrows: A Novel by Ann Petry, Keith Clark

The Narrows: A Novel

Ann Petry, Keith Clark

472 pages first pub 1953 (editions)

fiction classics emotional sad slow-paced
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Link Williams is a handsome and brilliant Dartmouth graduate who tends bar for a lack of better opportunities for an African American man in a staid mid-century Connecticut town. The routine of Link’s life is interrupted when he intervenes to save...

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Community Reviews

4.23
based on 123 reviews

Moods

challenging: 74%

emotional: 70%

dark: 55%

reflective: 55%

sad: 51%

tense: 40%

funny: 7%

informative: 3%

inspiring: 3%


Pace

45% of readers chose medium
54% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

54% of readers chose A mix
45% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

45% of readers chose Yes
54% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

27% of readers chose Yes
63% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus?

56% of readers chose Yes
39% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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