Provinces of Night: A Novel by William Gay

Provinces of Night: A Novel

William Gay

246 pages first pub 2000 (view editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
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It’s 1952, and E.F. Bloodworth is finally coming home to Ackerman’s Field, Tennessee. Itinerant banjo picker and volatile vagrant, he’s been gone ever since he gunned down a deputy thirty years before. Two of his sons won’t be home to greet him: W...

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Community Reviews

4.14
based on 237 reviews

Moods

dark: 85%

reflective: 71%

mysterious: 57%

funny: 28%

sad: 28%

tense: 28%

challenging: 14%

emotional: 14%


Pace

14% of readers chose fast
42% of readers chose medium
42% of readers chose slow
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Plot or character driven?

37% of readers chose A mix
62% of readers chose Character
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Character

Strong character development?

57% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
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Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose No
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Diverse cast of characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
83% of readers chose No
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
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Complicated

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