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368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143109204
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 14 February 2023
Description
A writer of “startling talent” (The New York Times Book Review), Alejandro Zambra returns with his most substantial work yet: a story of fathers and sons, ambition and failure, and what it means to make a familyAfter a chance encounter at a Santia...
Community Reviews Summary of 710 reviews
Moods
emotional 74%
funny 59%
hopeful 31%
inspiring 25%
lighthearted 21%
sad 14%
informative 8%
adventurous 6%
relaxing 6%
challenging 3%
dark 3%
tense 2%
Pace
slow 18%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 74% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 59% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Violence, ExcrementModerate
Alcohol, Animal deathMinor
Death, Death of parent, Child death368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143109204
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 14 February 2023
Description
A writer of “startling talent” (The New York Times Book Review), Alejandro Zambra returns with his most substantial work yet: a story of fathers and sons, ambition and failure, and what it means to make a familyAfter a chance encounter at a Santia...
Community Reviews Summary of 710 reviews
Moods
emotional 74%
funny 59%
hopeful 31%
inspiring 25%
lighthearted 21%
sad 14%
informative 8%
adventurous 6%
relaxing 6%
challenging 3%
dark 3%
tense 2%
Pace
slow 18%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 74% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 59% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Violence, ExcrementModerate
Alcohol, Animal deathMinor
Death, Death of parent, Child death