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324 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374613044
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 31 October 2023
Description
A riveting account of women’s lives on the margins of the Vietnam War, from the renowned winner of the National Book Award.You have no idea what it was like. For us. The women, I mean. The wives.American women—American wives—have been mostly minor...
Community Reviews Summary of 584 reviews
Moods
emotional 71%
sad 39%
informative 29%
challenging 23%
dark 12%
tense 11%
adventurous 8%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 3%
mysterious 3%
funny 2%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 68% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | No: 23% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 46% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Miscarriage, War, RacismModerate
Vomit, Medical content, Medical traumaMinor
Fatphobia
324 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374613044
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date: 31 October 2023
Description
A riveting account of women’s lives on the margins of the Vietnam War, from the renowned winner of the National Book Award.You have no idea what it was like. For us. The women, I mean. The wives.American women—American wives—have been mostly minor...
Community Reviews Summary of 584 reviews
Moods
emotional 71%
sad 39%
informative 29%
challenging 23%
dark 12%
tense 11%
adventurous 8%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 3%
mysterious 3%
funny 2%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 68% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | No: 23% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 46% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Miscarriage, War, RacismModerate
Vomit, Medical content, Medical traumaMinor
Fatphobia