Some Sing, Some Cry by Ntozake Shange

Some Sing, Some Cry

Ntozake Shange

568 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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Description

Award-winning writer Ntozake Shange and real-life sister, award-winning playwright Ifa Bayeza achieve nothing less than a modern classic in this epic story of the Mayfield family. Opening dramatically at Sweet Tamarind, a rice and cotton plantatio...

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Community Reviews

3.67
based on 118 reviews

Moods

hopeful: 100%

emotional: 83%

inspiring: 66%

reflective: 66%

sad: 66%

adventurous: 33%

challenging: 33%

funny: 33%

informative: 33%

tense: 33%

lighthearted: 16%


Pace

42% of readers chose medium
57% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

20% of readers chose Plot
60% of readers chose A mix
20% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

80% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Loveable characters?

60% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

60% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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