A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself by Peter Ho Davies

A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself

Peter Ho Davies

240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

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"There are some stories that require as much courage to write as they do art. Peter Ho Davies's achingly honest, searingly comic portrait of fatherhood is just such a story... The world needs more stories like this one, more of this kind of courag...

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Community Reviews Summary of 308 reviews

Moods

reflective 87%
emotional 77%
challenging 40%
sad 27%
funny 26%
dark 22%
hopeful 18%
tense 10%
inspiring 3%

Pace

medium 51%
fast 29%
slow 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 85% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 45% | No: 7%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 35% | No: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 55% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 12% | It's complicated: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 7%

Average rating

3.84

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