315 pages • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hub City Press
Publication date: 25 May 2020
Description
In this “brutally fresh kind of homecoming novel,” (Entertainment Weekly) Brian Jackson returns to his small Appalachian hometown and the family who rejected him. Carter Sickels’s stunning literary achievement “deserves a place in the canon of AID...
Community Reviews Summary of 858 reviews
Moods
emotional 90%
reflective 57%
challenging 40%
dark 35%
informative 16%
tense 14%
inspiring 9%
hopeful 4%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 36% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 19% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 10% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Homophobia, Terminal illness, DeathModerate
Hate crime, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughtsMinor
Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer
315 pages • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hub City Press
Publication date: 25 May 2020
Description
In this “brutally fresh kind of homecoming novel,” (Entertainment Weekly) Brian Jackson returns to his small Appalachian hometown and the family who rejected him. Carter Sickels’s stunning literary achievement “deserves a place in the canon of AID...
Community Reviews Summary of 858 reviews
Moods
emotional 90%
reflective 57%
challenging 40%
dark 35%
informative 16%
tense 14%
inspiring 9%
hopeful 4%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 36% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 19% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 10% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Homophobia, Terminal illness, DeathModerate
Hate crime, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughtsMinor
Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer