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464 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593420119
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 28 March 2023
Description
Set against a changing Singapore, a sweeping novel about one boy’s unique gifts and the childhood love that will complicate the fate of his community and countryAh Boon is born into a fishing village amid the heat and beauty of twentieth-century c...
Community Reviews Summary of 254 reviews
Moods
emotional 68%
sad 54%
informative 50%
challenging 35%
adventurous 21%
dark 21%
mysterious 19%
tense 16%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 6%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Character: 37% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 59% | Yes: 29% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | No: 6% | N/A: 4% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, GriefModerate
SuicideMinor
Chronic illness, Murder, Sexual content464 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593420119
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 28 March 2023
Description
Set against a changing Singapore, a sweeping novel about one boy’s unique gifts and the childhood love that will complicate the fate of his community and countryAh Boon is born into a fishing village amid the heat and beauty of twentieth-century c...
Community Reviews Summary of 254 reviews
Moods
emotional 68%
sad 54%
informative 50%
challenging 35%
adventurous 21%
dark 21%
mysterious 19%
tense 16%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 6%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Character: 37% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 59% | Yes: 29% | No: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | No: 6% | N/A: 4% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, GriefModerate
SuicideMinor
Chronic illness, Murder, Sexual content