The Hills Were Joyful Together by Roger Mais

The Hills Were Joyful Together

Roger Mais with Jeremy Poynting (Contributor)

320 pages first pub 1953 (editions)

fiction challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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For the poor and black in this starkly brutal novel little has changed since slavery. Surjue, like others in his Kingston yard, is struggling for survival when he is persuaded to take part in a robbery. He is arrested, tried and sentenced to the b...

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3.5
based on 9 reviews

Moods

dark: 100%

reflective: 100%

challenging: 50%

emotional: 50%

sad: 50%

tense: 50%


Pace

50% of readers chose medium
50% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

50% of readers chose A mix
50% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

100% of readers chose Complicated
Complicated

Loveable characters?

50% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose Complicated
Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus?

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

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