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144 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780735272804
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Books Canada
Publication date: 02 April 2019
Description
LONGLISTED FOR THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE: The perfect complement to the exquisitely wrought novels Ru and M n, Canada Reads winner Kim Thúy returns with Vi, exploring the lives, loves and struggles of Vietnamese refugees as they reinvent themsel...
Community Reviews Summary of 663 reviews
Moods
reflective 75%
sad 37%
informative 23%
inspiring 19%
hopeful 17%
challenging 12%
adventurous 8%
relaxing 7%
tense 7%
dark 6%
mysterious 4%
funny 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
slow 27%
medium 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 13% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 6% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, WarModerate
Rape, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse
144 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780735272804
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Books Canada
Publication date: 02 April 2019
Description
LONGLISTED FOR THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE: The perfect complement to the exquisitely wrought novels Ru and M n, Canada Reads winner Kim Thúy returns with Vi, exploring the lives, loves and struggles of Vietnamese refugees as they reinvent themsel...
Community Reviews Summary of 663 reviews
Moods
reflective 75%
sad 37%
informative 23%
inspiring 19%
hopeful 17%
challenging 12%
adventurous 8%
relaxing 7%
tense 7%
dark 6%
mysterious 4%
funny 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
slow 27%
medium 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 13% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 6% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 52% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, WarModerate
Rape, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse