247 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780312332693
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Publication date: 10 January 2006
Description
"Baby, the first thing I need to know from you is do you believe I killed my father?"So begins Upstate, a powerful story told through letters between seventeen-year-old Antonio and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Natasha, set in the 1990's in New...
Community Reviews Summary of 127 reviews
Moods
reflective 83%
challenging 50%
sad 33%
tense 33%
dark 16%
hopeful 16%
inspiring 16%
mysterious 16%
Pace
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Confinement, Domestic abuse, SexismModerate
Death of parent, Child abuse, RacismMinor
Cursing
247 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780312332693
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Publication date: 10 January 2006
Description
"Baby, the first thing I need to know from you is do you believe I killed my father?"So begins Upstate, a powerful story told through letters between seventeen-year-old Antonio and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Natasha, set in the 1990's in New...
Community Reviews Summary of 127 reviews
Moods
reflective 83%
challenging 50%
sad 33%
tense 33%
dark 16%
hopeful 16%
inspiring 16%
mysterious 16%
Pace
fast 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Confinement, Domestic abuse, SexismModerate
Death of parent, Child abuse, RacismMinor
Cursing