The House Behind the Cedars by Charles W. Chesnutt

The House Behind the Cedars

Charles W. Chesnutt

178 pages • first pub 1900 (view editions) user-added

fiction classics historical challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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This book is ideal for readers who appreciate emotionally charged historical narratives that explore complex themes of identity, race, and societal constraints through personal struggles and moral dilemmas.

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An early masterwork among American literary treatments of miscegenation, Chesnutt's story is of two young African Americans who decide to pass for white in order to claim their share of the American dream. For more than seventy years, Penguin has ...

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Community Reviews

3.65
based on 219 reviews

Moods

emotional: 71%

tense: 50%

sad: 42%

challenging: 35%

dark: 35%

reflective: 35%

informative: 21%

mysterious: 21%

Pace

7% of readers chose fast
64% of readers chose medium
28% of readers chose slow
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medium
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Plot or character driven?

38% of readers chose A mix
61% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

41% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

92% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose No
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No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

76% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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