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281 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525572992
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: SJP for Hogarth
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A deeply affecting debut novel set in Trinidad, following the lives of a family as they navigate impossible choices about scarcity, loyalty, and loveRural Trinidad: a brick house on stilts surrounded by bush; a family, quietly surviving, just tryi...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,075 reviews
Moods
dark 66%
emotional 66%
tense 36%
challenging 28%
reflective 25%
mysterious 17%
adventurous 2%
hopeful 2%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Character: 32% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
No: 46% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 23%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 38% | No: 36% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 61% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault, KidnappingModerate
Murder, Child death, DeathMinor
Pedophilia, Fatphobia, Car accident
281 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525572992
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: SJP for Hogarth
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A deeply affecting debut novel set in Trinidad, following the lives of a family as they navigate impossible choices about scarcity, loyalty, and loveRural Trinidad: a brick house on stilts surrounded by bush; a family, quietly surviving, just tryi...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,075 reviews
Moods
dark 66%
emotional 66%
tense 36%
challenging 28%
reflective 25%
mysterious 17%
adventurous 2%
hopeful 2%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 36%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Character: 32% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
No: 46% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 23%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 38% | No: 36% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 61% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault, KidnappingModerate
Murder, Child death, DeathMinor
Pedophilia, Fatphobia, Car accident