The Things We Didn't Know by Elba Iris Pérez

The Things We Didn't Know

Elba Iris Pérez

320 pages • 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 82 reviews

Moods

emotional 89%
reflective 70%
hopeful 43%
sad 31%
challenging 20%
inspiring 20%
informative 14%
tense 12%
adventurous 10%
dark 8%
funny 4%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 4%

Pace

medium 73%
slow 20%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

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

Strong character development?

Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 4% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

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

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 35% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 29%

Average rating

3.91

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