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176 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780063256682
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: HarperVia
Publication date: 26 September 2023
Description
An award-winning Peruvian journalist and writer delivers her stunning English breakthrough, blending fact and fiction in an autobiographical novel that faces the legacy of colonialism through one woman's family ties to both the colonized and colon...
Community Reviews Summary of 266 reviews
Moods
emotional 50%
informative 48%
challenging 44%
dark 19%
sad 17%
tense 11%
funny 10%
inspiring 7%
adventurous 5%
mysterious 3%
relaxing 3%
hopeful 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
fast 24%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 15% | N/A: 3% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 49% | No: 24% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 3%Average rating
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Graphic
Sexual content, Death of parent, ColonisationModerate
Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Racism176 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780063256682
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: HarperVia
Publication date: 26 September 2023
Description
An award-winning Peruvian journalist and writer delivers her stunning English breakthrough, blending fact and fiction in an autobiographical novel that faces the legacy of colonialism through one woman's family ties to both the colonized and colon...
Community Reviews Summary of 266 reviews
Moods
emotional 50%
informative 48%
challenging 44%
dark 19%
sad 17%
tense 11%
funny 10%
inspiring 7%
adventurous 5%
mysterious 3%
relaxing 3%
hopeful 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
fast 24%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 15% | N/A: 3% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 49% | No: 24% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Death of parent, ColonisationModerate
Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Racism