288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250817389
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Publication date: 29 August 2023
Description
A lush and lyrical debut novel about a Costa Rican family wrestling with a deadly secret, from rising literary star John Manuel AriasCosta Rica, 1968. When a lethal fire erupts at the American Fruit Company’s most lucrative banana plantation burni...
Community Reviews Summary of 7 reviews
Moods
dark 33%
funny 33%
lighthearted 33%
mysterious 33%
reflective 33%
sad 33%
Pace
slow 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Character: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Average rating
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288 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250817389
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Publication date: 29 August 2023
Description
A lush and lyrical debut novel about a Costa Rican family wrestling with a deadly secret, from rising literary star John Manuel AriasCosta Rica, 1968. When a lethal fire erupts at the American Fruit Company’s most lucrative banana plantation burni...
Community Reviews Summary of 7 reviews
Moods
dark 33%
funny 33%
lighthearted 33%
mysterious 33%
reflective 33%
sad 33%
Pace
slow 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Character: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Average rating
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.