Miles from Nowhere by Nami Mun

Miles from Nowhere

Nami Mun with Ali Ahn (Narrator)

6 hours, 26 minutes • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Teenage Joon is a Korean immigrant living in the Bronx of the 1980s. Her parents have crumbled under the weight of her father’s infidelity; he has left the family, and mental illness has rendered her mother nearly catatonic. So Joon, at the age of...

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Community Reviews Summary of 288 reviews

Moods

dark 86%
emotional 73%
reflective 60%
sad 60%
challenging 46%
tense 40%
adventurous 20%
funny 13%
hopeful 6%
informative 6%
inspiring 6%
mysterious 6%
relaxing 6%

Pace

medium 60%
fast 26%
slow 13%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 80% | A mix: 20%

Strong character development?

Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 21%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 35% | Yes: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 92% | No: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 7%

Average rating

3.55

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