464 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593420133
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 28 March 2023
Description
Set against a changing Singapore, a sweeping novel about one boy’s unique gifts and the childhood love that will complicate the fate of his community and countryAh Boon is born into a fishing village amid the heat and beauty of twentieth-century c...
Community Reviews Summary of 130 reviews
Moods
reflective 68%
informative 51%
sad 51%
challenging 34%
adventurous 20%
dark 15%
mysterious 14%
tense 14%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 6%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 59% | Character: 35% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 59% | Yes: 28% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Suicide464 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593420133
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 28 March 2023
Description
Set against a changing Singapore, a sweeping novel about one boy’s unique gifts and the childhood love that will complicate the fate of his community and countryAh Boon is born into a fishing village amid the heat and beauty of twentieth-century c...
Community Reviews Summary of 130 reviews
Moods
reflective 68%
informative 51%
sad 51%
challenging 34%
adventurous 20%
dark 15%
mysterious 14%
tense 14%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 6%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 59% | Character: 35% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 59% | Yes: 28% | No: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Suicide