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ISBN/UID: 9781455118489
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Publication date: 15 July 2011
Description
Laos, 1975. The Communist Pathet Lao has taken over this former French colony. Dr. Siri Paiboun, a seventy-two-year-old Paris-trained doctor, is appointed national coroner. Although he has no training for the job, there is no one else: the rest of...
Community Reviews Summary of 256 reviews
Moods
funny 68%
adventurous 54%
lighthearted 27%
dark 13%
emotional 9%
informative 9%
sad 4%
tense 4%
Pace
medium 36%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 82% | Plot: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 72% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Ableism, Death of parent, SuicideMinor
Torture
missing duration info • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781455118489
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Publication date: 15 July 2011
Description
Laos, 1975. The Communist Pathet Lao has taken over this former French colony. Dr. Siri Paiboun, a seventy-two-year-old Paris-trained doctor, is appointed national coroner. Although he has no training for the job, there is no one else: the rest of...
Community Reviews Summary of 256 reviews
Moods
funny 68%
adventurous 54%
lighthearted 27%
dark 13%
emotional 9%
informative 9%
sad 4%
tense 4%
Pace
medium 36%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 82% | Plot: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 72% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Ableism, Death of parent, SuicideMinor
Torture