The Fish Girl by Mirandi Riwoe

The Fish Girl

Mirandi Riwoe

110 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

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Description

Winner of the 2017 Seizure Viva La Novella Prize Sparked by the description of a ‘Malay trollope’ in W. Somerset Maugham’s story, ‘The Four Dutchmen’, Mirandi Riwoe’s novella, The Fish Girl, tells of an Indonesian girl whose life is changed irrevo...

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Community Reviews Summary of 83 reviews

Moods

sad 84%
challenging 61%
dark 53%
emotional 53%
reflective 46%
tense 23%
adventurous 15%
informative 15%
hopeful 7%
mysterious 7%

Pace

medium 76%
fast 23%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 40% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 20% | N/A: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 41% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 25%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16% | N/A: 8%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%

Average rating

3.99

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