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304 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780399590245
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: 23 January 2018
Description
A waitress at the Betsy Ross Diner, Elsie hopes her nickel-and-dime tips will add up to a new life. Then she meets Bashkim, who is at once both worldly and naïve, a married man who left Albania to chase his dreams – and wound up working as a line ...
Community Reviews Summary of 296 reviews
Moods
reflective 53%
sad 53%
challenging 30%
dark 15%
hopeful 15%
funny 7%
tense 7%
Pace
slow 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 63% | No: 18% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 72% | No: 27%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | No: 18%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Pregnancy, Physical abuse, InfidelityModerate
Domestic abuse
304 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780399590245
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: 23 January 2018
Description
A waitress at the Betsy Ross Diner, Elsie hopes her nickel-and-dime tips will add up to a new life. Then she meets Bashkim, who is at once both worldly and naïve, a married man who left Albania to chase his dreams – and wound up working as a line ...
Community Reviews Summary of 296 reviews
Moods
reflective 53%
sad 53%
challenging 30%
dark 15%
hopeful 15%
funny 7%
tense 7%
Pace
slow 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 63% | No: 18% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 72% | No: 27%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | No: 18%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Pregnancy, Physical abuse, InfidelityModerate
Domestic abuse