322 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781416561033
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Rachel Kushner has written an astonishingly wise, ambitious, and riveting novel set in the American community in Cuba during the years leading up to Castro's revolution a place that was a paradise for a time and for a few. The first novel to tell ...
Community Reviews Summary of 266 reviews
Moods
informative 40%
adventurous 33%
challenging 26%
dark 20%
funny 20%
emotional 13%
sad 13%
mysterious 6%
tense 6%
Pace
slow 31%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 30% | Plot: 23%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 61% | Yes: 23% | No: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 30% | No: 20%Average rating
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Moderate
Infidelity, Racism, ColonisationMinor
Death, Suicide, Murder322 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781416561033
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Rachel Kushner has written an astonishingly wise, ambitious, and riveting novel set in the American community in Cuba during the years leading up to Castro's revolution a place that was a paradise for a time and for a few. The first novel to tell ...
Community Reviews Summary of 266 reviews
Moods
informative 40%
adventurous 33%
challenging 26%
dark 20%
funny 20%
emotional 13%
sad 13%
mysterious 6%
tense 6%
Pace
slow 31%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 30% | Plot: 23%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 15%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 61% | Yes: 23% | No: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 75% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 30% | No: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Infidelity, Racism, ColonisationMinor
Death, Suicide, Murder