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315 pages • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hub City Press
Publication date: 25 May 2020
Description
In this “brutally fresh kind of homecoming novel,” (Entertainment Weekly) Brian Jackson returns to his small Appalachian hometown and the family who rejected him. Carter Sickels’s stunning literary achievement “deserves a place in the canon of AID...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,286 reviews
Moods
emotional 92%
reflective 61%
challenging 43%
dark 40%
tense 22%
informative 18%
inspiring 9%
hopeful 3%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 39% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 61% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 8% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Homophobia, Terminal illness, DeathModerate
Bullying, Fatphobia, Hate crimeMinor
Miscarriage, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship
315 pages • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hub City Press
Publication date: 25 May 2020
Description
In this “brutally fresh kind of homecoming novel,” (Entertainment Weekly) Brian Jackson returns to his small Appalachian hometown and the family who rejected him. Carter Sickels’s stunning literary achievement “deserves a place in the canon of AID...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,286 reviews
Moods
emotional 92%
reflective 61%
challenging 43%
dark 40%
tense 22%
informative 18%
inspiring 9%
hopeful 3%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 39% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 61% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 8% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Homophobia, Terminal illness, DeathModerate
Bullying, Fatphobia, Hate crimeMinor
Miscarriage, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship