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306 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374174781
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 27 April 2010
Description
It begins with a body. On a clear day in winter, the battered corpse of Crispin Salvador is pulled from the Hudson River—taken from the world is the controversial lion of Philippine literature. Gone, too, is the only manuscript of his final book, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 216 reviews
Moods
reflective 53%
mysterious 30%
adventurous 23%
dark 23%
tense 23%
informative 15%
funny 7%
sad 7%
Pace
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 45%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 58% | No: 25% | N/A: 8% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 58% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Average rating
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Racial slurs, Sexual content306 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374174781
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 27 April 2010
Description
It begins with a body. On a clear day in winter, the battered corpse of Crispin Salvador is pulled from the Hudson River—taken from the world is the controversial lion of Philippine literature. Gone, too, is the only manuscript of his final book, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 216 reviews
Moods
reflective 53%
mysterious 30%
adventurous 23%
dark 23%
tense 23%
informative 15%
funny 7%
sad 7%
Pace
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 45%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 58% | No: 25% | N/A: 8% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 58% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Sexual content