The Things We Didn't Know by Elba Iris Pérez

The Things We Didn't Know

Elba Iris Pérez with Marisa Blake (Narrator)

9 hours, 49 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
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The inaugural winner of Simon & Schuster’s Books Like Us contest, Elba Iris Pérez’s lyrical, cross-cultural coming-of-age debut novel explores a young girl’s childhood between 1950s Puerto Rico and a small Massachusetts factory town.Andrea Rod...

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Community Reviews Summary of 90 reviews

Moods

emotional 85%
reflective 72%
hopeful 42%
sad 33%
challenging 20%
inspiring 20%
informative 14%
tense 11%
adventurous 9%
dark 7%
funny 3%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%

Pace

medium 71%
slow 22%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 69% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 4% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 35% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 32%

Average rating

3.89

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