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304 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781509855315
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 19 April 2018
Description
2003. Singapore. Friendless and fatherless, sixteen-year-old Szu lives in the shadow of her mother Amisa, once a beautiful actress and now a hack medium performing séances with her sister in a rusty house. When Szu meets the privileged, acid-tongu...
Community Reviews Summary of 760 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
sad 51%
dark 39%
mysterious 28%
tense 12%
challenging 9%
funny 6%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 14% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 32% | No: 28% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 57% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cancer, Eating disorder, Death of parentModerate
Emotional abuse, Death, Body shamingMinor
Body horror, Fatphobia, Excrement
304 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781509855315
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 19 April 2018
Description
2003. Singapore. Friendless and fatherless, sixteen-year-old Szu lives in the shadow of her mother Amisa, once a beautiful actress and now a hack medium performing séances with her sister in a rusty house. When Szu meets the privileged, acid-tongu...
Community Reviews Summary of 760 reviews
Moods
emotional 66%
sad 51%
dark 39%
mysterious 28%
tense 12%
challenging 9%
funny 6%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 43%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 14% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 32% | No: 28% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 57% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cancer, Eating disorder, Death of parentModerate
Emotional abuse, Death, Body shamingMinor
Body horror, Fatphobia, Excrement