Make Your Home Among Strangers by Jennine Capó Crucet

Make Your Home Among Strangers

Jennine Capó Crucet

482 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

When Lizet-the 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. Just weeks before she's set t...

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Community Reviews Summary of 439 reviews

Moods

emotional 86%
reflective 60%
challenging 46%
tense 40%
sad 33%
funny 20%
inspiring 6%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 31%
fast 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 57% | Character: 42%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 6%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 46% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 15%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 15%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 7%

Average rating

3.71

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