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240 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780349011042
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Virago
Publication date: 27 August 2020
Description
I have learned many words for 'island': isle, atoll, eyot, islet, or skerry. They exist in archipelagos or alone, and always, by definition, I have understood them by their relation to water. But the Chinese word for island knows nothing of water....
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informative 75%
emotional 42%
adventurous 23%
inspiring 19%
relaxing 12%
hopeful 10%
sad 10%
challenging 5%
funny 1%
lighthearted 1%
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fast 1%
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Animal death, Body shaming, Fatphobia
240 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780349011042
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Virago
Publication date: 27 August 2020
Description
I have learned many words for 'island': isle, atoll, eyot, islet, or skerry. They exist in archipelagos or alone, and always, by definition, I have understood them by their relation to water. But the Chinese word for island knows nothing of water....
Community Reviews Summary of 762 reviews
Moods
informative 75%
emotional 42%
adventurous 23%
inspiring 19%
relaxing 12%
hopeful 10%
sad 10%
challenging 5%
funny 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 31%
fast 1%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, Colonisation, DementiaModerate
War, Xenophobia, DeathMinor
Animal death, Body shaming, Fatphobia