307 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780399589386
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Lenny
Publication date: 01 August 2017
Description
A fresh new voice emerges with the arrival of Sour Heart, establishing Jenny Zhang as a frank and subversive interpreter of the immigrant experience in America. In this debut collection, she conjures the disturbing and often hilarious experience o...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,425 reviews
Moods
dark 60%
reflective 57%
sad 40%
challenging 37%
funny 36%
tense 20%
hopeful 16%
informative 6%
inspiring 6%
adventurous 4%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 29% | No: 16% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 28% | No: 19% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 7% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault, Sexual violence, BullyingModerate
Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, ViolenceMinor
Suicide, Excrement, Vomit
307 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780399589386
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Lenny
Publication date: 01 August 2017
Description
A fresh new voice emerges with the arrival of Sour Heart, establishing Jenny Zhang as a frank and subversive interpreter of the immigrant experience in America. In this debut collection, she conjures the disturbing and often hilarious experience o...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,425 reviews
Moods
dark 60%
reflective 57%
sad 40%
challenging 37%
funny 36%
tense 20%
hopeful 16%
informative 6%
inspiring 6%
adventurous 4%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 29% | No: 16% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 28% | No: 19% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 7% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault, Sexual violence, BullyingModerate
Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, ViolenceMinor
Suicide, Excrement, Vomit