The Leavers by Lisa Ko

The Leavers

Lisa Ko

335 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Description

Lisa Ko's powerful debut, The Leavers, is the winner of the 2016 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Fiction, awarded by Barbara Kingsolver for a novel that addresses issues of social justice. One morning, Deming Guo's mother, Polly, an undocumented Chinese ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 3,651 reviews

Moods

emotional 90%
reflective 68%
sad 65%
challenging 26%
hopeful 19%
tense 14%
inspiring 13%
dark 11%
informative 11%
mysterious 9%
adventurous 5%
funny 1%

Pace

medium 67%
slow 27%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 60% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 5%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 92% | No: 3% | It's complicated: 2% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 2%

Average rating

3.94

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