304 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780399590245
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: 23 January 2018
Description
A waitress at the Betsy Ross Diner, Elsie hopes her nickel-and-dime tips will add up to a new life. Then she meets Bashkim, who is at once both worldly and naïve, a married man who left Albania to chase his dreams – and wound up working as a line ...
Community Reviews Summary of 210 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
sad 50%
challenging 25%
dark 12%
funny 12%
Pace
slow 42%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 37% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 28% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 62% | No: 37%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
PregnancyModerate
Domestic abuse
304 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780399590245
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: 23 January 2018
Description
A waitress at the Betsy Ross Diner, Elsie hopes her nickel-and-dime tips will add up to a new life. Then she meets Bashkim, who is at once both worldly and naïve, a married man who left Albania to chase his dreams – and wound up working as a line ...
Community Reviews Summary of 210 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
sad 50%
challenging 25%
dark 12%
funny 12%
Pace
slow 42%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 37% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 28% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 62% | No: 37%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
PregnancyModerate
Domestic abuse