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336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374610487
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 31 October 2023
Description
A riveting account of women’s lives on the margins of the Vietnam War, from the renowned winner of the National Book Award.You have no idea what it was like. For us. The women, I mean. The wives.American women—American wives—have been mostly minor...
Community Reviews Summary of 556 reviews
Moods
emotional 70%
sad 40%
informative 28%
challenging 24%
dark 12%
tense 12%
adventurous 9%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 3%
mysterious 3%
funny 2%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 67% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | No: 23% | Yes: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 44% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 26%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Miscarriage, War, RacismModerate
Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, VomitMinor
Fatphobia336 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374610487
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 31 October 2023
Description
A riveting account of women’s lives on the margins of the Vietnam War, from the renowned winner of the National Book Award.You have no idea what it was like. For us. The women, I mean. The wives.American women—American wives—have been mostly minor...
Community Reviews Summary of 556 reviews
Moods
emotional 70%
sad 40%
informative 28%
challenging 24%
dark 12%
tense 12%
adventurous 9%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 3%
mysterious 3%
funny 2%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 67% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | No: 23% | Yes: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 44% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 26%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Miscarriage, War, RacismModerate
Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, VomitMinor
Fatphobia