319 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780345522023
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication date: 10 September 2013
Description
Twelve-year-old William Eng, a Chinese American boy, has lived at Seattle’s Sacred Heart Orphanage ever since his mother’s listless body was carried away from their small apartment five years ago. On his birthday—or rather, the day the nuns design...
Community Reviews Summary of 646 reviews
Moods
emotional 85%
reflective 33%
dark 28%
hopeful 19%
tense 14%
informative 9%
inspiring 9%
adventurous 4%
challenging 4%
mysterious 4%
Pace
medium 47%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 78% | No: 21%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 14% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Rape, SuicideModerate
Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual assaultMinor
Incest, Pedophilia, Blood
319 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780345522023
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication date: 10 September 2013
Description
Twelve-year-old William Eng, a Chinese American boy, has lived at Seattle’s Sacred Heart Orphanage ever since his mother’s listless body was carried away from their small apartment five years ago. On his birthday—or rather, the day the nuns design...
Community Reviews Summary of 646 reviews
Moods
emotional 85%
reflective 33%
dark 28%
hopeful 19%
tense 14%
informative 9%
inspiring 9%
adventurous 4%
challenging 4%
mysterious 4%
Pace
medium 47%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 53% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 78% | No: 21%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 14% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Rape, SuicideModerate
Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual assaultMinor
Incest, Pedophilia, Blood