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232 pages • first pub 1952 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 0374505845
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Twenty-eighth printing
Publication date: Not specified
Readers drawn to darkly provocative explorations of faith, moral turmoil, and the grotesque within a distorted Southern landscape will find Wise Blood both unsettling and magnetic.
Description
Wise Blood, Flannery O’Connor’s astonishing and haunting first novel, is a classic of twentieth-century literature. It is a story of Hazel Motes, a twenty-two-year-old caught in an unending struggle against his innate, desperate faith. He falls un...
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Moods
dark: 86%
reflective: 48%
challenging: 39%
funny: 35%
mysterious: 27%
tense: 25%
sad: 22%
emotional: 12%
adventurous: 4%
hopeful: 1%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, MurderModerate
Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, Religious bigotryMinor
Cursing, Fatphobia, Sexual content232 pages • first pub 1952 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 0374505845
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Twenty-eighth printing
Publication date: Not specified
Readers drawn to darkly provocative explorations of faith, moral turmoil, and the grotesque within a distorted Southern landscape will find Wise Blood both unsettling and magnetic.
Description
Wise Blood, Flannery O’Connor’s astonishing and haunting first novel, is a classic of twentieth-century literature. It is a story of Hazel Motes, a twenty-two-year-old caught in an unending struggle against his innate, desperate faith. He falls un...
Community Reviews
Moods
dark: 86%
reflective: 48%
challenging: 39%
funny: 35%
mysterious: 27%
tense: 25%
sad: 22%
emotional: 12%
adventurous: 4%
hopeful: 1%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, MurderModerate
Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, Religious bigotryMinor
Cursing, Fatphobia, Sexual content