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320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781641292559
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Soho Press
Publication date: 30 March 2021
Description
From author and filmmaker Sandi Tan, director of the acclaimed documentary Shirkers, comes a novel about a neighborhood of immigrants, seekers, lovers, and lurkers. In a suburban LA neighborhood, neighbors keep wary distance and at times collide, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 127 reviews
Moods
emotional 37%
funny 37%
tense 33%
mysterious 29%
reflective 29%
sad 29%
challenging 12%
Pace
fast 18%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | Plot: 8% | A mix: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Suicide, Adult/minor relationshipModerate
Racism, Sexual content, KidnappingMinor
Rape
320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781641292559
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Soho Press
Publication date: 30 March 2021
Description
From author and filmmaker Sandi Tan, director of the acclaimed documentary Shirkers, comes a novel about a neighborhood of immigrants, seekers, lovers, and lurkers. In a suburban LA neighborhood, neighbors keep wary distance and at times collide, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 127 reviews
Moods
emotional 37%
funny 37%
tense 33%
mysterious 29%
reflective 29%
sad 29%
challenging 12%
Pace
fast 18%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | Plot: 8% | A mix: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Suicide, Adult/minor relationshipModerate
Racism, Sexual content, KidnappingMinor
Rape