304 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525573005
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hogarth
Publication date: 28 January 2020
Description
A deeply affecting debut novel set in Trinidad, following the lives of a family as they navigate impossible choices about scarcity, loyalty, and loveRural Trinidad: a brick house on stilts surrounded by bush; a family, quietly surviving, just tryi...
Community Reviews Summary of 760 reviews
Moods
dark 71%
emotional 68%
tense 34%
challenging 26%
reflective 18%
mysterious 10%
hopeful 5%
adventurous 2%
inspiring 2%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 62% | Character: 22% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
No: 40% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 22%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 31% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault, KidnappingModerate
MurderMinor
Child death, Fatphobia, Car accident
304 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525573005
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hogarth
Publication date: 28 January 2020
Description
A deeply affecting debut novel set in Trinidad, following the lives of a family as they navigate impossible choices about scarcity, loyalty, and loveRural Trinidad: a brick house on stilts surrounded by bush; a family, quietly surviving, just tryi...
Community Reviews Summary of 760 reviews
Moods
dark 71%
emotional 68%
tense 34%
challenging 26%
reflective 18%
mysterious 10%
hopeful 5%
adventurous 2%
inspiring 2%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 62% | Character: 22% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
No: 40% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 22%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 31% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault, KidnappingModerate
MurderMinor
Child death, Fatphobia, Car accident