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220 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: B0B3YBNMQR
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Atria Books
Publication date: 18 April 2023
Description
A fresh, unique work of metafiction that follows a graphic novelist who loses control of his own narrative when he attempts to write the story of his fraught upbringing in 1980s Chinatown. In a Chinatown housing project lives twelve-year-old Benny...
Community Reviews Summary of 194 reviews
Moods
emotional 63%
reflective 55%
challenging 51%
sad 33%
mysterious 26%
tense 20%
adventurous 18%
funny 13%
hopeful 13%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 47% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 47% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 20% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Abandonment, Alcoholism, Child abuseModerate
Pedophilia, Violence, Mental illnessMinor
Death of parent, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship
220 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: B0B3YBNMQR
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Atria Books
Publication date: 18 April 2023
Description
A fresh, unique work of metafiction that follows a graphic novelist who loses control of his own narrative when he attempts to write the story of his fraught upbringing in 1980s Chinatown. In a Chinatown housing project lives twelve-year-old Benny...
Community Reviews Summary of 194 reviews
Moods
emotional 63%
reflective 55%
challenging 51%
sad 33%
mysterious 26%
tense 20%
adventurous 18%
funny 13%
hopeful 13%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
Pace
fast 25%
slow 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 47% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 47% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | Yes: 20% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Abandonment, Alcoholism, Child abuseModerate
Pedophilia, Violence, Mental illnessMinor
Death of parent, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship