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208 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374610074
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 08 August 2023
Description
An enthralling and original first novel about exile, diaspora, and the impossibility of Black refuge in America and beyond.In the morning, I received a phone call and was told to board a flight. The arrangements had been made on my behalf. I packe...
Community Reviews Summary of 285 reviews
Moods
challenging 56%
mysterious 53%
funny 38%
dark 37%
sad 32%
emotional 29%
adventurous 15%
tense 10%
informative 4%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 56% | No: 30% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 36% | Yes: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 76% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Racism, ConfinementModerate
Xenophobia, Racial slurs, ClassismMinor
Animal death, Vomit, Kidnapping
208 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374610074
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 08 August 2023
Description
An enthralling and original first novel about exile, diaspora, and the impossibility of Black refuge in America and beyond.In the morning, I received a phone call and was told to board a flight. The arrangements had been made on my behalf. I packe...
Community Reviews Summary of 285 reviews
Moods
challenging 56%
mysterious 53%
funny 38%
dark 37%
sad 32%
emotional 29%
adventurous 15%
tense 10%
informative 4%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 59% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 56% | No: 30% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 36% | Yes: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 76% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Racism, ConfinementModerate
Xenophobia, Racial slurs, ClassismMinor
Animal death, Vomit, Kidnapping