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 2,530 reviews
Moods
emotional 78%
sad 42%
challenging 21%
funny 17%
hopeful 16%
inspiring 16%
dark 15%
informative 12%
lighthearted 5%
tense 5%
relaxing 3%
adventurous 2%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 39%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 22% | N/A: 7% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | N/A: 23% | Yes: 20% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 41% | N/A: 7% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 4% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 13% | N/A: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Sexual content, GriefModerate
Xenophobia, Death, InfidelityMinor
Sexual assault, Rape, Animal death
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 2,530 reviews
Moods
emotional 78%
sad 42%
challenging 21%
funny 17%
hopeful 16%
inspiring 16%
dark 15%
informative 12%
lighthearted 5%
tense 5%
relaxing 3%
adventurous 2%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 39%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 22% | N/A: 7% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | N/A: 23% | Yes: 20% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 41% | N/A: 7% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 4% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 13% | N/A: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Sexual content, GriefModerate
Xenophobia, Death, InfidelityMinor
Sexual assault, Rape, Animal death