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320 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781101187487
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 29 April 2010
Description
Introducing a fresh, exciting Chinese-American voice, an inspiring debut about an immigrant girl forced to choose between two worlds and two futures. When Kimberly Chang and her mother emigrate from Hong Kong to Brooklyn squalor, she quickly beg...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,755 reviews
Moods
inspiring 61%
reflective 53%
hopeful 52%
sad 38%
challenging 27%
informative 13%
tense 9%
funny 7%
dark 6%
adventurous 5%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 18%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 38% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Racism, Xenophobia, PregnancyModerate
Sexual content, Death of parent, AbortionMinor
Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Drug use320 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781101187487
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 29 April 2010
Description
Introducing a fresh, exciting Chinese-American voice, an inspiring debut about an immigrant girl forced to choose between two worlds and two futures. When Kimberly Chang and her mother emigrate from Hong Kong to Brooklyn squalor, she quickly beg...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,755 reviews
Moods
inspiring 61%
reflective 53%
hopeful 52%
sad 38%
challenging 27%
informative 13%
tense 9%
funny 7%
dark 6%
adventurous 5%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 18%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 38% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Xenophobia, PregnancyModerate
Sexual content, Death of parent, AbortionMinor
Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Drug use