352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781786075956
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Publication date: 03 April 2019
Description
Singapore, 1942. As Japanese troops sweep down Malaysia and into Singapore, a village is ransacked. Only three survivors remain, one of them a tiny child. In a neighbouring village, seventeen-year-old Wang Di is bundled into the back of a troop...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,127 reviews
Moods
emotional 79%
dark 60%
challenging 52%
reflective 45%
informative 43%
tense 22%
hopeful 10%
inspiring 6%
mysterious 6%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Character: 33% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 73% | No: 13% | N/A: 7% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Rape, Sexual violence, War
352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781786075956
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Publication date: 03 April 2019
Description
Singapore, 1942. As Japanese troops sweep down Malaysia and into Singapore, a village is ransacked. Only three survivors remain, one of them a tiny child. In a neighbouring village, seventeen-year-old Wang Di is bundled into the back of a troop...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,127 reviews
Moods
emotional 79%
dark 60%
challenging 52%
reflective 45%
informative 43%
tense 22%
hopeful 10%
inspiring 6%
mysterious 6%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Character: 33% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 73% | No: 13% | N/A: 7% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual violence, War