208 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593329108
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 24 August 2021
Description
From a major new international voice, mesmerizing, inventive fiction that probes the tender places where human longings push through the cracks of a breaking world. Under Cancún’s hard blue sky, a beach boy provides a canvas for tourists’ desires,...
Community Reviews Summary of 146 reviews
Moods
challenging 65%
mysterious 50%
reflective 22%
emotional 15%
sad 13%
tense 13%
adventurous 11%
funny 2%
hopeful 2%
Pace
fast 23%
slow 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 34% | N/A: 9% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 37% | N/A: 9% | Yes: 9%Loveable characters?
No: 67% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 6% | No: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Drug use, BloodModerate
Body horror, Racism, Sexual content
208 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593329108
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication date: 24 August 2021
Description
From a major new international voice, mesmerizing, inventive fiction that probes the tender places where human longings push through the cracks of a breaking world. Under Cancún’s hard blue sky, a beach boy provides a canvas for tourists’ desires,...
Community Reviews Summary of 146 reviews
Moods
challenging 65%
mysterious 50%
reflective 22%
emotional 15%
sad 13%
tense 13%
adventurous 11%
funny 2%
hopeful 2%
Pace
fast 23%
slow 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 34% | N/A: 9% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 37% | N/A: 9% | Yes: 9%Loveable characters?
No: 67% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 6% | No: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 9% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Drug use, BloodModerate
Body horror, Racism, Sexual content