What the community thinks
summary of 17 ratings (see reviews)
Content warnings
Graphic
Racism (2 reviewers), Xenophobia (2 reviewers), Child death (1 reviewer), Death (1 reviewer), Violence (1 reviewer), and Islamophobia (1 reviewer)Moderate
Self harm (4 reviewers), Suicide (2 reviewers), Suicide attempt (2 reviewers), Death of parent (2 reviewers), Bullying (1 reviewer), Child death (1 reviewer), Death (1 reviewer), Domestic abuse (1 reviewer), Xenophobia (1 reviewer), Police brutality (1 reviewer), Islamophobia (1 reviewer), and Grief (1 reviewer)Minor
Death (1 reviewer), Suicide (1 reviewer), Suicide attempt (1 reviewer), and Death of parent (1 reviewer)Moods
sad 76%
challenging 46%
reflective 46%
dark 38%
informative 23%
hopeful 15%
inspiring 15%
tense 7%
Pace
fast 41%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 55% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 62% | Yes: 37%Average rating
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As the family journeys from Pakistan to Indonesia to Nauru, heading toward a hope of home, they must rely on fragile and temporary shelters, strangers both mercenary and kind, and friends who vanish as quickly as they’re found.
When they arrive in Australia, what seemed like a stable shore gives way to treacherous currents. Neighbors, classmates, and the government seek their own ends, indifferent to the family’s fate. For Firuzeh, her fantasy worlds provide some relief, but as her family and home splinter, she must surface from these imaginings and find a new way.
Buy On Fragile Waves
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Blackwell's
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As the family journeys from Pakistan to Indonesia to Nauru, heading toward a hope of home, they must rely on fragile and temporary shelters, strangers both mercenary and kind, and friends who vanish as quickly as they’re found.
When they arrive in Australia, what seemed like a stable shore gives way to treacherous currents. Neighbors, classmates, and the government seek their own ends, indifferent to the family’s fate. For Firuzeh, her fantasy worlds provide some relief, but as her family and home splinter, she must surface from these imaginings and find a new way.
What the community thinks
summary of 17 ratings (see reviews)
Content warnings
Graphic
Racism (2 reviewers), Xenophobia (2 reviewers), Child death (1 reviewer), Death (1 reviewer), Violence (1 reviewer), and Islamophobia (1 reviewer)Moderate
Self harm (4 reviewers), Suicide (2 reviewers), Suicide attempt (2 reviewers), Death of parent (2 reviewers), Bullying (1 reviewer), Child death (1 reviewer), Death (1 reviewer), Domestic abuse (1 reviewer), Xenophobia (1 reviewer), Police brutality (1 reviewer), Islamophobia (1 reviewer), and Grief (1 reviewer)Minor
Death (1 reviewer), Suicide (1 reviewer), Suicide attempt (1 reviewer), and Death of parent (1 reviewer)Moods
sad 76%
challenging 46%
reflective 46%
dark 38%
informative 23%
hopeful 15%
inspiring 15%
tense 7%
Pace
fast 41%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 55% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 62% | Yes: 37%Average rating