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105 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241540473
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Publication date: 01 June 2021
Description
A blistering and unignorable literary debut about Blackness and whiteness in modern Britain. Over the course of twenty-four hours, the whip-smart young narrator of Assembly receives a cancer diagnosis, decides not to tell her posh white boyfriend,...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,779 reviews
Moods
challenging 53%
emotional 38%
dark 31%
sad 26%
tense 19%
informative 18%
inspiring 5%
mysterious 4%
funny 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 40%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 25% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 21% | No: 18% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 33% | No: 27% | N/A: 3%Average rating
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Graphic
Racism, Cancer, Racial slursModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Sexual harassment105 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241540473
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Publication date: 01 June 2021
Description
A blistering and unignorable literary debut about Blackness and whiteness in modern Britain. Over the course of twenty-four hours, the whip-smart young narrator of Assembly receives a cancer diagnosis, decides not to tell her posh white boyfriend,...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,779 reviews
Moods
challenging 53%
emotional 38%
dark 31%
sad 26%
tense 19%
informative 18%
inspiring 5%
mysterious 4%
funny 2%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 40%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 45% | No: 25% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 21% | No: 18% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 33% | No: 27% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Cancer, Racial slursModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Sexual harassment