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208 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593329108
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 24 August 2021
Description
From a major new international voice, mesmerizing, inventive fiction that probes the tender places where human longings push through the cracks of a breaking world. Under Cancún’s hard blue sky, a beach boy provides a canvas for tourists’ desires,...
Community Reviews Summary of 266 reviews
Moods
challenging 66%
mysterious 55%
reflective 26%
tense 20%
emotional 15%
sad 15%
adventurous 13%
funny 5%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 41% | A mix: 35% | N/A: 12% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 38% | N/A: 12% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 74% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 10% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug use, Sexual content, Body horrorModerate
Racism, Vomit
208 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593329108
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 24 August 2021
Description
From a major new international voice, mesmerizing, inventive fiction that probes the tender places where human longings push through the cracks of a breaking world. Under Cancún’s hard blue sky, a beach boy provides a canvas for tourists’ desires,...
Community Reviews Summary of 266 reviews
Moods
challenging 66%
mysterious 55%
reflective 26%
tense 20%
emotional 15%
sad 15%
adventurous 13%
funny 5%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 41% | A mix: 35% | N/A: 12% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 38% | N/A: 12% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 54% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 74% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 10% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug use, Sexual content, Body horrorModerate
Racism, Vomit