Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien

Do Not Say We Have Nothing

Madeleine Thien

432 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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Winner of the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and longlisted for the 2017 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, this extraordinary novel tells the...

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Community Reviews Summary of 2,949 reviews

Moods

emotional 80%
sad 73%
reflective 69%
challenging 54%
informative 40%
dark 31%
tense 26%
inspiring 16%
hopeful 14%
adventurous 10%
mysterious 5%
funny 1%

Pace

slow 62%
medium 35%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 61% | Character: 26% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 3%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 71% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 38% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 28%

Average rating

4.04

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