320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781911590637
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Publication date: 03 February 2022
Description
For years, the residents of Lake Haven, Wisconsin ignored the whispered troubles about the Chao family, if only to keep eating at the best restaurant in town. But when tyrannical patriarch ‘Big’ Leo Chao is found frozen to death in the family’s me...
Community Reviews Summary of 532 reviews
Moods
dark 65%
emotional 53%
tense 38%
reflective 35%
challenging 24%
sad 23%
funny 11%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 3%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 36% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 21%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 49% | No: 38% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Murder, RacismModerate
Animal cruelty, Animal death, DeathMinor
Child abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent
320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781911590637
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Publication date: 03 February 2022
Description
For years, the residents of Lake Haven, Wisconsin ignored the whispered troubles about the Chao family, if only to keep eating at the best restaurant in town. But when tyrannical patriarch ‘Big’ Leo Chao is found frozen to death in the family’s me...
Community Reviews Summary of 532 reviews
Moods
dark 65%
emotional 53%
tense 38%
reflective 35%
challenging 24%
sad 23%
funny 11%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 3%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 36% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 21%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 49% | No: 38% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | No: 7% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Murder, RacismModerate
Animal cruelty, Animal death, DeathMinor
Child abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent