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301 pages • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday
Publication date: 12 January 2021
Description
The Resisters is palpably loving, smart, funny, and desperately unsettling. The novel should be required reading for the country both as a cautionary tale and because it is a stone-cold masterpiece. This is Gish Jen's moment. She has pitched a per...
Community Reviews Summary of 592 reviews
Moods
challenging 45%
adventurous 43%
emotional 42%
reflective 42%
tense 38%
hopeful 36%
funny 35%
inspiring 26%
sad 21%
mysterious 14%
lighthearted 4%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 15%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Plot: 26% | Character: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 67% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 43% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 27%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug useModerate
Racism, Rape, DeathMinor
Gun violence, Sexual assault, Misogyny
301 pages • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday
Publication date: 12 January 2021
Description
The Resisters is palpably loving, smart, funny, and desperately unsettling. The novel should be required reading for the country both as a cautionary tale and because it is a stone-cold masterpiece. This is Gish Jen's moment. She has pitched a per...
Community Reviews Summary of 592 reviews
Moods
challenging 45%
adventurous 43%
emotional 42%
reflective 42%
tense 38%
hopeful 36%
funny 35%
inspiring 26%
sad 21%
mysterious 14%
lighthearted 4%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 15%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Plot: 26% | Character: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 67% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 43% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 27%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug useModerate
Racism, Rape, DeathMinor
Gun violence, Sexual assault, Misogyny