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246 pages • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781668007099
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Atria
Publication date: 29 November 2022
Description
The acclaimed author of the "sublime" (The New YorkTimes) Far North, a finalist for the National Book Award,returns with a mesmerizing novel about a North Koreanboy whose life is irrevocably changed when hestumbles across a mysterious Western book...
Community Reviews Summary of 195 reviews
Moods
dark 48%
sad 45%
tense 45%
reflective 40%
challenging 39%
adventurous 37%
informative 37%
hopeful 22%
inspiring 12%
mysterious 12%
funny 3%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Character: 42% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 20% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 16% | No: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 27% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Police brutality, Violence, DeathModerate
Classism, Pedophilia, TortureMinor
Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty
246 pages • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781668007099
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Atria
Publication date: 29 November 2022
Description
The acclaimed author of the "sublime" (The New YorkTimes) Far North, a finalist for the National Book Award,returns with a mesmerizing novel about a North Koreanboy whose life is irrevocably changed when hestumbles across a mysterious Western book...
Community Reviews Summary of 195 reviews
Moods
dark 48%
sad 45%
tense 45%
reflective 40%
challenging 39%
adventurous 37%
informative 37%
hopeful 22%
inspiring 12%
mysterious 12%
funny 3%
Pace
fast 27%
slow 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Character: 42% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 20% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 16% | No: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 27% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Police brutality, Violence, DeathModerate
Classism, Pedophilia, TortureMinor
Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty