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320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525657224
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 12 January 2021
Description
The Resisters is palpably loving, smart, funny, and desperately unsettling. The novel should be required reading for the country both as a cautionary tale and because it is a stone-cold masterpiece. This is Gish Jen's moment. She has pitched a per...
Community Reviews Summary of 710 reviews
Moods
emotional 45%
reflective 43%
adventurous 42%
challenging 42%
tense 36%
hopeful 33%
funny 31%
inspiring 25%
sad 20%
mysterious 15%
lighthearted 3%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 16%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 61% | Plot: 25% | Character: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 45% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuseModerate
Rape, Sexual harassment, SexismMinor
Sexual assault, Gun violence, Sexual violence
320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525657224
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 12 January 2021
Description
The Resisters is palpably loving, smart, funny, and desperately unsettling. The novel should be required reading for the country both as a cautionary tale and because it is a stone-cold masterpiece. This is Gish Jen's moment. She has pitched a per...
Community Reviews Summary of 710 reviews
Moods
emotional 45%
reflective 43%
adventurous 42%
challenging 42%
tense 36%
hopeful 33%
funny 31%
inspiring 25%
sad 20%
mysterious 15%
lighthearted 3%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 16%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 61% | Plot: 25% | Character: 13%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 45% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuseModerate
Rape, Sexual harassment, SexismMinor
Sexual assault, Gun violence, Sexual violence