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260 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374605988
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: MCD
Publication date: 06 September 2022
Description
A major debut, blazing with style and heart, that follows a Jamaican family striving for more in Miami, and introduces a generational storyteller.In the 1970s, Topper and Sanya flee to Miami as political violence consumes their native Kingston. Bu...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,595 reviews
Moods
reflective 67%
sad 50%
dark 44%
challenging 36%
tense 25%
funny 23%
informative 8%
hopeful 7%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
fast 16%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 59% | No: 22% | Yes: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Xenophobia, Toxic relationshipModerate
Classism, Bullying, Racial slursMinor
Death of parent, Cancer, Child death260 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374605988
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: MCD
Publication date: 06 September 2022
Description
A major debut, blazing with style and heart, that follows a Jamaican family striving for more in Miami, and introduces a generational storyteller.In the 1970s, Topper and Sanya flee to Miami as political violence consumes their native Kingston. Bu...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,595 reviews
Moods
reflective 67%
sad 50%
dark 44%
challenging 36%
tense 25%
funny 23%
informative 8%
hopeful 7%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
fast 16%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 59% | No: 22% | Yes: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Xenophobia, Toxic relationshipModerate
Classism, Bullying, Racial slursMinor
Death of parent, Cancer, Child death