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96 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781039003613
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Publication date: 01 February 2022
Description
Twyla and Roberta have known each other since they were eight years old and spent four months together as roommates in the St. Bonaventure shelter. Inseparable at the time, they lose touch as they grow older, only to find each other later at a din...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,609 reviews
Moods
challenging 51%
emotional 37%
mysterious 23%
sad 14%
tense 13%
informative 12%
dark 9%
inspiring 6%
hopeful 2%
adventurous 1%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 28%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 82% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 49% | Yes: 37% | No: 9% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 18% | No: 17% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Ableism, BullyingModerate
Abandonment, Classism, ViolenceMinor
Death of parent, Homophobia
96 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781039003613
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Publication date: 01 February 2022
Description
Twyla and Roberta have known each other since they were eight years old and spent four months together as roommates in the St. Bonaventure shelter. Inseparable at the time, they lose touch as they grow older, only to find each other later at a din...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,609 reviews
Moods
challenging 51%
emotional 37%
mysterious 23%
sad 14%
tense 13%
informative 12%
dark 9%
inspiring 6%
hopeful 2%
adventurous 1%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 28%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 82% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 49% | Yes: 37% | No: 9% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 18% | No: 17% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Ableism, BullyingModerate
Abandonment, Classism, ViolenceMinor
Death of parent, Homophobia