Bread Givers by Anzia Yezierska

Bread Givers

Anzia Yezierska

336 pages first pub 1925 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
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This masterwork of American immigrant literature is set in the 1920s on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and tells the story of Sara Smolinsky, the youngest daughter of an Orthodox rabbi, who rebels against her father's rigid conception of Jewish ...

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Community Reviews

3.66
based on 895 reviews

Moods

emotional: 76%

reflective: 58%

sad: 53%

hopeful: 30%

inspiring: 23%

dark: 21%

challenging: 20%

informative: 18%

tense: 18%

adventurous: 6%

funny: 3%


Pace

26% of readers chose fast
62% of readers chose medium
11% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
24% of readers chose A mix
70% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

92% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

24% of readers chose Yes
57% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
31% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

60% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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