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416 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374305314
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Publication date: 06 March 2018
Description
The author of the beloved Love Letters to the Dead returns with a sweeping multi-generational story of a single mother and her biracial daughter, each at age seventeen. To seventeen-year-old Angie, who is mixed-race, Marilyn is her hardworking, de...
Community Reviews Summary of 490 reviews
Moods
inspiring 41%
sad 41%
reflective 37%
hopeful 33%
adventurous 29%
dark 20%
challenging 16%
lighthearted 16%
mysterious 12%
tense 12%
funny 8%
informative 8%
Pace
slow 18%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 90% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 76% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | No: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Murder, Police brutalityModerate
Racism, Pregnancy, Child abuseMinor
Sexual content, Drug use416 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374305314
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Publication date: 06 March 2018
Description
The author of the beloved Love Letters to the Dead returns with a sweeping multi-generational story of a single mother and her biracial daughter, each at age seventeen. To seventeen-year-old Angie, who is mixed-race, Marilyn is her hardworking, de...
Community Reviews Summary of 490 reviews
Moods
inspiring 41%
sad 41%
reflective 37%
hopeful 33%
adventurous 29%
dark 20%
challenging 16%
lighthearted 16%
mysterious 12%
tense 12%
funny 8%
informative 8%
Pace
slow 18%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 90% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 76% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | No: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Murder, Police brutalityModerate
Racism, Pregnancy, Child abuseMinor
Sexual content, Drug use