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301 pages • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday
Publication date: 12 January 2021
Description
The Resisters is palpably loving, smart, funny, and desperately unsettling. The novel should be required reading for the country both as a cautionary tale and because it is a stone-cold masterpiece. This is Gish Jen's moment. She has pitched a per...
Community Reviews Summary of 713 reviews
Moods
emotional 44%
reflective 43%
adventurous 41%
challenging 41%
tense 37%
hopeful 33%
funny 30%
inspiring 25%
sad 19%
mysterious 14%
lighthearted 3%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 15%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Plot: 26% | Character: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuseModerate
Rape, Sexual harassment, SexismMinor
Sexual assault, Gun violence, Sexual violence301 pages • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday
Publication date: 12 January 2021
Description
The Resisters is palpably loving, smart, funny, and desperately unsettling. The novel should be required reading for the country both as a cautionary tale and because it is a stone-cold masterpiece. This is Gish Jen's moment. She has pitched a per...
Community Reviews Summary of 713 reviews
Moods
emotional 44%
reflective 43%
adventurous 41%
challenging 41%
tense 37%
hopeful 33%
funny 30%
inspiring 25%
sad 19%
mysterious 14%
lighthearted 3%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 15%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Plot: 26% | Character: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuseModerate
Rape, Sexual harassment, SexismMinor
Sexual assault, Gun violence, Sexual violence