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239 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781509883622
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 24 July 2018
Description
Tenderness and cruelty, loyalty and betrayal, ambition and regret – Alexia Arthurs navigates these tensions to extraordinary effect in her debut collection about Jamaican immigrants and their families back home. Sweeping from close-knit island com...
Community Reviews Summary of 839 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
funny 23%
informative 16%
lighthearted 15%
challenging 13%
hopeful 12%
sad 12%
adventurous 11%
inspiring 10%
dark 8%
tense 5%
relaxing 3%
mysterious 2%
Pace
fast 18%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 1% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 15% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 30% | No: 9% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 19% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racism, Infidelity, LesbophobiaMinor
Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse
239 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781509883622
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 24 July 2018
Description
Tenderness and cruelty, loyalty and betrayal, ambition and regret – Alexia Arthurs navigates these tensions to extraordinary effect in her debut collection about Jamaican immigrants and their families back home. Sweeping from close-knit island com...
Community Reviews Summary of 839 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
funny 23%
informative 16%
lighthearted 15%
challenging 13%
hopeful 12%
sad 12%
adventurous 11%
inspiring 10%
dark 8%
tense 5%
relaxing 3%
mysterious 2%
Pace
fast 18%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 1% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 15% | No: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 30% | No: 9% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 19% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racism, Infidelity, LesbophobiaMinor
Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse