12 hours, 13 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780147523129
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio
Publication date: 23 August 2016
Description
A compulsively readable debut novel about marriage, immigration, class, race, and the trapdoors in the American Dream—the unforgettable story of a young Cameroonian couple making a new life in New York just as the Great Recession upends the econom...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,877 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
sad 48%
hopeful 35%
challenging 24%
inspiring 22%
tense 20%
informative 19%
adventurous 8%
funny 8%
dark 6%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 18%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 47% | A mix: 43% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 42% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 1% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, AlcoholismModerate
Infidelity, Racism, GriefMinor
Homophobia, Rape, Suicide12 hours, 13 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780147523129
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio
Publication date: 23 August 2016
Description
A compulsively readable debut novel about marriage, immigration, class, race, and the trapdoors in the American Dream—the unforgettable story of a young Cameroonian couple making a new life in New York just as the Great Recession upends the econom...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,877 reviews
Moods
reflective 60%
sad 48%
hopeful 35%
challenging 24%
inspiring 22%
tense 20%
informative 19%
adventurous 8%
funny 8%
dark 6%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 18%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 47% | A mix: 43% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 42% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 1% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, AlcoholismModerate
Infidelity, Racism, GriefMinor
Homophobia, Rape, Suicide