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222 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781935955320
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press
Publication date: 30 October 2012
Description
Winner of the 2013 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Benjamin Alire S enz's stories reveal how all borders--real, imagined, sexual, human, the line between dark and light, addict and straight--entangle those who live on either side. Take, for instanc...
Community Reviews Summary of 304 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
sad 50%
challenging 30%
dark 30%
funny 20%
tense 20%
adventurous 10%
hopeful 10%
inspiring 10%
Pace
fast 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Death, Drug abuseModerate
Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexual assaultMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse222 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781935955320
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press
Publication date: 30 October 2012
Description
Winner of the 2013 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Benjamin Alire S enz's stories reveal how all borders--real, imagined, sexual, human, the line between dark and light, addict and straight--entangle those who live on either side. Take, for instanc...
Community Reviews Summary of 304 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
sad 50%
challenging 30%
dark 30%
funny 20%
tense 20%
adventurous 10%
hopeful 10%
inspiring 10%
Pace
fast 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Death, Drug abuseModerate
Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexual assaultMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse