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5 hours, 13 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780008528805
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: 4th Estate
Publication date: 02 March 2023
Description
A boldly imagined debut novel about three Vietnamese siblings who seek refuge in the UK, expanding into a luminous meditation on ancestry and love There are the goodbyes and then the fishing out of the bodies—everything in between is speculation. ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,429 reviews
Moods
sad 80%
reflective 72%
hopeful 43%
informative 35%
challenging 33%
dark 32%
inspiring 26%
tense 10%
adventurous 7%
mysterious 1%
Pace
fast 30%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 39% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Child death, DeathModerate
Racism, War, Racial slursMinor
Rape, Alcoholism, Pandemic/Epidemic5 hours, 13 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780008528805
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: 4th Estate
Publication date: 02 March 2023
Description
A boldly imagined debut novel about three Vietnamese siblings who seek refuge in the UK, expanding into a luminous meditation on ancestry and love There are the goodbyes and then the fishing out of the bodies—everything in between is speculation. ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,429 reviews
Moods
sad 80%
reflective 72%
hopeful 43%
informative 35%
challenging 33%
dark 32%
inspiring 26%
tense 10%
adventurous 7%
mysterious 1%
Pace
fast 30%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 39% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 47% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Child death, DeathModerate
Racism, War, Racial slursMinor
Rape, Alcoholism, Pandemic/Epidemic