256 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802190970
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 15 September 2015
Description
When National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle finalist Rabih Alameddine’s dazzling literary debut Koolaids was first published, it garnered exuberant praise from Amy Tan, Rick Wallach, and Sarah Schulman, among others. Detailing the im...
Community Reviews Summary of 95 reviews
Moods
emotional 91%
reflective 83%
sad 83%
informative 50%
dark 41%
tense 41%
funny 33%
adventurous 8%
inspiring 8%
mysterious 8%
Pace
slow 18%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 50%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 33% | N/A: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 36%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating
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Graphic
Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia
256 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802190970
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 15 September 2015
Description
When National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle finalist Rabih Alameddine’s dazzling literary debut Koolaids was first published, it garnered exuberant praise from Amy Tan, Rick Wallach, and Sarah Schulman, among others. Detailing the im...
Community Reviews Summary of 95 reviews
Moods
emotional 91%
reflective 83%
sad 83%
informative 50%
dark 41%
tense 41%
funny 33%
adventurous 8%
inspiring 8%
mysterious 8%
Pace
slow 18%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 50%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 33% | N/A: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 36%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia