missing duration info • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781483017983
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Publication date: 13 May 2014
Description
A young mother in Mexico City, captive to a past that both overwhelms and liberates her, and a house she cannot abandon or fully occupy, writes a novel of her days as a translator living in New York. A young translator, adrift in Harlem, is desper...
Community Reviews Summary of 699 reviews
Moods
challenging 64%
mysterious 60%
emotional 26%
dark 20%
funny 16%
sad 16%
tense 5%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 3%
adventurous 2%
hopeful 2%
lighthearted 2%
informative 1%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 18% | N/A: 8% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 34% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 39% | No: 38% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 73% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 6% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Infidelity, SexismModerate
Racism, SuicideMinor
Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs
missing duration info • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781483017983
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Publication date: 13 May 2014
Description
A young mother in Mexico City, captive to a past that both overwhelms and liberates her, and a house she cannot abandon or fully occupy, writes a novel of her days as a translator living in New York. A young translator, adrift in Harlem, is desper...
Community Reviews Summary of 699 reviews
Moods
challenging 64%
mysterious 60%
emotional 26%
dark 20%
funny 16%
sad 16%
tense 5%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 3%
adventurous 2%
hopeful 2%
lighthearted 2%
informative 1%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 18% | N/A: 8% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 34% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 39% | No: 38% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 73% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 6% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Alcoholism, Infidelity, SexismModerate
Racism, SuicideMinor
Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs