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284 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
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Language: English
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Shortlisted for the 2018 Singapore Literature Prize for FictionFinalist for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction PrizeIn 1980s Singapore, a top civil servant is found dead. It appears to be suicide, by a cocktail of morphine, alcohol and Valium. But upo...
Community Reviews Summary of 41 reviews
Moods
mysterious 50%
dark 33%
adventurous 16%
reflective 16%
sad 16%
tense 16%
Pace
medium 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 75% | Character: 25%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 40%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | No: 40%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Sexual content
284 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Shortlisted for the 2018 Singapore Literature Prize for FictionFinalist for the 2015 Epigram Books Fiction PrizeIn 1980s Singapore, a top civil servant is found dead. It appears to be suicide, by a cocktail of morphine, alcohol and Valium. But upo...
Community Reviews Summary of 41 reviews
Moods
mysterious 50%
dark 33%
adventurous 16%
reflective 16%
sad 16%
tense 16%
Pace
medium 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 75% | Character: 25%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 60% | No: 40%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | No: 40%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Sexual content