321 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250012708
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 28 February 2012
Description
Winner of the Scotiabank Giller PrizeMan Booker Prize Finalist 2011An Oprah Magazine Best Book of the YearShortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award for FictionBerlin, 1939. The Hot Time Swingers, a popular jazz band, has been forbidden...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,085 reviews
Moods
dark 51%
sad 46%
reflective 42%
challenging 39%
tense 35%
mysterious 17%
informative 14%
adventurous 10%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 3%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 43% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 26% | No: 24%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 96% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Violence, Racial slursModerate
Death, Antisemitism, Adult/minor relationshipMinor
Cancer, Genocide, Terminal illness
321 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250012708
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 28 February 2012
Description
Winner of the Scotiabank Giller PrizeMan Booker Prize Finalist 2011An Oprah Magazine Best Book of the YearShortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award for FictionBerlin, 1939. The Hot Time Swingers, a popular jazz band, has been forbidden...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,085 reviews
Moods
dark 51%
sad 46%
reflective 42%
challenging 39%
tense 35%
mysterious 17%
informative 14%
adventurous 10%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 3%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 43% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 26% | No: 24%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 96% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Violence, Racial slursModerate
Death, Antisemitism, Adult/minor relationshipMinor
Cancer, Genocide, Terminal illness