448 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525658078
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Publication date: 25 August 2020
Description
A wildly original, cross-country novel that subverts a long tradition of family narratives and casts new light on the mythologies—national, individual, and collective—that drive and define us. On the day of their estranged father’s wedding, hal...
Community Reviews Summary of 275 reviews
Moods
adventurous 75%
reflective 52%
sad 50%
challenging 41%
dark 33%
tense 30%
funny 13%
hopeful 13%
mysterious 11%
inspiring 8%
informative 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 31% | Yes: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Cancer, DeathModerate
Terminal illness, Death of parent, Sexual assaultMinor
Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death
448 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780525658078
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Publication date: 25 August 2020
Description
A wildly original, cross-country novel that subverts a long tradition of family narratives and casts new light on the mythologies—national, individual, and collective—that drive and define us. On the day of their estranged father’s wedding, hal...
Community Reviews Summary of 275 reviews
Moods
adventurous 75%
reflective 52%
sad 50%
challenging 41%
dark 33%
tense 30%
funny 13%
hopeful 13%
mysterious 11%
inspiring 8%
informative 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 31% | Yes: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Cancer, DeathModerate
Terminal illness, Death of parent, Sexual assaultMinor
Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death