The Sweetest Fruits by Monique Truong

The Sweetest Fruits

Monique Truong

304 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

An ingenious reimagining of Greek-Irish writer Lafcadio Hearn's migratory life through the voices of the women who knew him best, and who testify to their own remarkable journeys A Greek woman tells of how she willed herself out of her father's...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 47 reviews

Moods

reflective 60%
adventurous 40%
emotional 40%
hopeful 20%
informative 20%
inspiring 20%

Pace

slow 60%
medium 40%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | N/A: 25%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 75% | No: 25%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 80% | Yes: 20%

Average rating

3.24

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!

If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.