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256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780063081789
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harpervia
Publication date: 01 September 2020
Description
Praised as "utterly remarkable" and "deeply resonant" by Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Viet Thanh Nguyen and Robert Olen Butler, a bold and brilliant debut collection, in the vein of The Refugees, which dramatizes the Chinese diaspora across the ...
Community Reviews Summary of 118 reviews
Moods
reflective 71%
sad 57%
challenging 22%
informative 20%
inspiring 14%
dark 11%
hopeful 11%
tense 11%
adventurous 8%
funny 8%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 2%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 8% | N/A: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | N/A: 33% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 4% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 13% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Classism, Racism
256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780063081789
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harpervia
Publication date: 01 September 2020
Description
Praised as "utterly remarkable" and "deeply resonant" by Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Viet Thanh Nguyen and Robert Olen Butler, a bold and brilliant debut collection, in the vein of The Refugees, which dramatizes the Chinese diaspora across the ...
Community Reviews Summary of 118 reviews
Moods
reflective 71%
sad 57%
challenging 22%
informative 20%
inspiring 14%
dark 11%
hopeful 11%
tense 11%
adventurous 8%
funny 8%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 2%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 8% | N/A: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | N/A: 33% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 4% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 13% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Classism, Racism