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272 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140263619
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 June 1998
Description
Hailed by critics and writers as powerful, important fiction, Monkey Bridge charts the unmapped territory of the Vietnamese American experience in the aftermath of war. Like navigating a monkey bridge--a bridge, built of spindly bamboo, used by pe...
Community Reviews Summary of 142 reviews
Moods
sad 76%
dark 69%
challenging 61%
reflective 46%
informative 38%
mysterious 38%
tense 38%
inspiring 23%
adventurous 15%
hopeful 7%
Pace
slow 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16% | N/A: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | No: 16% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, War, BloodModerate
Death, Gun violence, Body horrorMinor
Sexism
272 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140263619
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 June 1998
Description
Hailed by critics and writers as powerful, important fiction, Monkey Bridge charts the unmapped territory of the Vietnamese American experience in the aftermath of war. Like navigating a monkey bridge--a bridge, built of spindly bamboo, used by pe...
Community Reviews Summary of 142 reviews
Moods
sad 76%
dark 69%
challenging 61%
reflective 46%
informative 38%
mysterious 38%
tense 38%
inspiring 23%
adventurous 15%
hopeful 7%
Pace
slow 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 18% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16% | N/A: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | No: 16% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, War, BloodModerate
Death, Gun violence, Body horrorMinor
Sexism