A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself by Peter Ho Davies

A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself

Peter Ho Davies

240 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

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"There are some stories that require as much courage to write as they do art. Peter Ho Davies's achingly honest, searingly comic portrait of fatherhood is just such a story... The world needs more stories like this one, more of this kind of courag...

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Community Reviews Summary of 303 reviews

Moods

reflective 87%
emotional 76%
challenging 41%
funny 27%
sad 27%
dark 23%
hopeful 19%
tense 10%
inspiring 3%

Pace

medium 53%
fast 29%
slow 17%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 86% | A mix: 8% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 43% | No: 7%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 36% | No: 17%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 53% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 12% | It's complicated: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 7%

Average rating

3.84

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