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272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781643750224
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Publication date: 04 February 2020
Description
In this alternately witty and heartbreaking debut novel, Gabriel Bump gives us an unforgettable protagonist, Claude McKay Love. Claude isn’t dangerous or brilliant – he’s an average kid coping with abandonment, violence, riots, failed love, and so...
Community Reviews Summary of 590 reviews
Moods
reflective 53%
challenging 48%
tense 46%
sad 41%
dark 37%
funny 19%
hopeful 19%
adventurous 10%
informative 7%
mysterious 5%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
fast 37%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 39% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 19% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Police brutality, Racism, ViolenceModerate
Abandonment, Drug use, Racial slursMinor
Misogyny, Vomit, Car accident272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781643750224
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Publication date: 04 February 2020
Description
In this alternately witty and heartbreaking debut novel, Gabriel Bump gives us an unforgettable protagonist, Claude McKay Love. Claude isn’t dangerous or brilliant – he’s an average kid coping with abandonment, violence, riots, failed love, and so...
Community Reviews Summary of 590 reviews
Moods
reflective 53%
challenging 48%
tense 46%
sad 41%
dark 37%
funny 19%
hopeful 19%
adventurous 10%
informative 7%
mysterious 5%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
fast 37%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 39% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 19% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Police brutality, Racism, ViolenceModerate
Abandonment, Drug use, Racial slursMinor
Misogyny, Vomit, Car accident