335 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781616206888
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Publication date: 02 May 2017
Description
Lisa Ko's powerful debut, The Leavers, is the winner of the 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Fiction, awarded by Barbara Kingsolver for a novel that addresses issues of social justice. One morning, Deming Guo's mother, Polly, an undocumented Chinese ...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,829 reviews
Moods
reflective 68%
sad 65%
challenging 25%
hopeful 20%
tense 15%
inspiring 13%
dark 11%
informative 11%
mysterious 9%
adventurous 6%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | No: 3% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Abandonment, Racism, AddictionModerate
Confinement, Grief, CursingMinor
Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Bullying
335 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781616206888
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Publication date: 02 May 2017
Description
Lisa Ko's powerful debut, The Leavers, is the winner of the 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Fiction, awarded by Barbara Kingsolver for a novel that addresses issues of social justice. One morning, Deming Guo's mother, Polly, an undocumented Chinese ...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,829 reviews
Moods
reflective 68%
sad 65%
challenging 25%
hopeful 20%
tense 15%
inspiring 13%
dark 11%
informative 11%
mysterious 9%
adventurous 6%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 93% | No: 3% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Abandonment, Racism, AddictionModerate
Confinement, Grief, CursingMinor
Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Bullying