208 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0143136607
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics (Penguin books)
Publication date: 12 April 2022
Description
An eerie, alienating, yet comic and profoundly sympathetic short story collection about Americans in America by one of Indonesia’s most prominent writers, now in an English translation for its fortieth anniversary, with a foreword by Intan Paramad...
Community Reviews Summary of 119 reviews
Moods
reflective 59%
funny 27%
mysterious 18%
sad 18%
challenging 13%
emotional 9%
tense 9%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 4%
lighthearted 4%
Pace
fast 30%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 62% | No: 25% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | No: 44%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Gun violence, Car accident
208 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0143136607
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics (Penguin books)
Publication date: 12 April 2022
Description
An eerie, alienating, yet comic and profoundly sympathetic short story collection about Americans in America by one of Indonesia’s most prominent writers, now in an English translation for its fortieth anniversary, with a foreword by Intan Paramad...
Community Reviews Summary of 119 reviews
Moods
reflective 59%
funny 27%
mysterious 18%
sad 18%
challenging 13%
emotional 9%
tense 9%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 4%
lighthearted 4%
Pace
fast 30%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 62% | No: 25% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 6%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | No: 44%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Gun violence, Car accident