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4.26 AVERAGE
4.26 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Vuong can write, but there are some minor continuity errors and weird passages that tripped up my enjoyment of the story as a whole. Then the wrap up was abrupt. No resolution, no idea what happened to the main character, though the other characters are neatly summarized in the last page or so. Feels unfinished, unpolished.
The gay storyline seemingly appeared out of nowhere in the second half of the book, but was never developed, despite the main charcter's age, where sexually development is pretty much at a peak. Just a lot of loose ends.
The gay storyline seemingly appeared out of nowhere in the second half of the book, but was never developed, despite the main charcter's age, where sexually development is pretty much at a peak. Just a lot of loose ends.
Listened to the audiobook narrated by James Aaron Oh and I highly recommend it. I feel that it added to the reading experience and allowed me to get deeply, hugely, invested. Like crying on multiple occasions and gasping for air kind of invested. (Sorry to my roommate who had to witness that but really I'm doing alright.)
I can see how this is a nice story some people would enjoy. Several characters to cheer for but at 40% I’m just entirely too bored to move on. I’m out.