228 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781644450550
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Publication date: 18 May 2021
Description
An electrifying novel about illness, displacement, and what holds us together, by the author of Seeing RedElla is an astrophysicist struggling with her doctoral thesis in the "country of the present" but she is from the "country of the past," a pl...
Community Reviews Summary of 92 reviews
Moods
challenging 70%
reflective 67%
sad 29%
emotional 25%
tense 19%
mysterious 9%
informative 6%
inspiring 3%
Pace
medium 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 27%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 59% | No: 27% | Yes: 13%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 54% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical content, Cancer, Chronic illnessModerate
Blood, Medical trauma, Sexual assaultMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt
228 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781644450550
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Publication date: 18 May 2021
Description
An electrifying novel about illness, displacement, and what holds us together, by the author of Seeing RedElla is an astrophysicist struggling with her doctoral thesis in the "country of the present" but she is from the "country of the past," a pl...
Community Reviews Summary of 92 reviews
Moods
challenging 70%
reflective 67%
sad 29%
emotional 25%
tense 19%
mysterious 9%
informative 6%
inspiring 3%
Pace
medium 23%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 72% | A mix: 27%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 59% | No: 27% | Yes: 13%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 54% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical content, Cancer, Chronic illnessModerate
Blood, Medical trauma, Sexual assaultMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt