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288 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374279363
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 07 May 2019
Description
A searing debut novel that explores community, identity, and the myth of the American dream through an immigrant family in AlaskaIn Chia-Chia Lin’s debut novel, The Unpassing, we meet a Taiwanese immigrant family of six struggling to make ends mee...
Community Reviews Summary of 416 reviews
Moods
emotional 64%
reflective 62%
dark 51%
tense 25%
mysterious 24%
challenging 14%
adventurous 11%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 35% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 68% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, Medical contentModerate
Grief, Alcoholism
288 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374279363
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 07 May 2019
Description
A searing debut novel that explores community, identity, and the myth of the American dream through an immigrant family in AlaskaIn Chia-Chia Lin’s debut novel, The Unpassing, we meet a Taiwanese immigrant family of six struggling to make ends mee...
Community Reviews Summary of 416 reviews
Moods
emotional 64%
reflective 62%
dark 51%
tense 25%
mysterious 24%
challenging 14%
adventurous 11%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 35% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 68% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, Medical contentModerate
Grief, Alcoholism