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327 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593418512
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 27 October 2020
Description
Almost everything about Wallace is at odds with the Midwestern university town where he is working uneasily toward a biochem degree. An introverted young man from Alabama, black and queer, he has left behind his family without escaping the long sh...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,576 reviews
Moods
reflective 73%
sad 63%
dark 53%
challenging 37%
tense 35%
hopeful 4%
funny 2%
mysterious 2%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 5% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 34% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | No: 23% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 1%Average rating
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Rape, Sexual assault, RacismModerate
Homophobia, Death of parent, Eating disorder327 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593418512
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 27 October 2020
Description
Almost everything about Wallace is at odds with the Midwestern university town where he is working uneasily toward a biochem degree. An introverted young man from Alabama, black and queer, he has left behind his family without escaping the long sh...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,576 reviews
Moods
reflective 73%
sad 63%
dark 53%
challenging 37%
tense 35%
hopeful 4%
funny 2%
mysterious 2%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 5% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 34% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | No: 23% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault, RacismModerate
Homophobia, Death of parent, Eating disorder