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192 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781526610461
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 16 April 2020
Description
Spare, unsentimental, and distilled to riveting essentials, these stories honor the surreal, funny, often wrenching realities of trying to build a life far from home. In the title story of Souvankham Thammavongsa's debut collection, a young girl b...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,566 reviews
Moods
emotional 79%
sad 45%
challenging 22%
funny 17%
hopeful 17%
dark 16%
inspiring 15%
informative 11%
lighthearted 5%
tense 5%
relaxing 3%
adventurous 2%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 38%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 21% | N/A: 7% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | N/A: 23% | Yes: 20% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 41% | N/A: 8% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 5% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 15% | N/A: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Sexual content, GriefModerate
Xenophobia, Death, Death of parentMinor
Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia
192 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781526610461
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 16 April 2020
Description
Spare, unsentimental, and distilled to riveting essentials, these stories honor the surreal, funny, often wrenching realities of trying to build a life far from home. In the title story of Souvankham Thammavongsa's debut collection, a young girl b...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,566 reviews
Moods
emotional 79%
sad 45%
challenging 22%
funny 17%
hopeful 17%
dark 16%
inspiring 15%
informative 11%
lighthearted 5%
tense 5%
relaxing 3%
adventurous 2%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 38%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 21% | N/A: 7% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | N/A: 23% | Yes: 20% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 41% | N/A: 8% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 5% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 15% | N/A: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Sexual content, GriefModerate
Xenophobia, Death, Death of parentMinor
Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia