Make Your Home Among Strangers: A Novel by Jennine Capo Crucet

Make Your Home Among Strangers: A Novel

Jennine Capo Crucet

416 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Lizet, a daughter of Cuban immigrants and the first in her family to graduate from high school, secretly applies and is accepted to an ultra-elite college. Her parents are furious at her decision to leave Miami, and amid a painful divorce, her fat...

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Community Reviews Summary of 32 reviews

Moods

emotional 75%
reflective 50%
tense 50%
challenging 25%
inspiring 25%
sad 25%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Character: 50%

Strong character development?

Yes: 75% | No: 25%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Average rating

3.91

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