160 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811231886
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions
Publication date: 21 June 2022
Description
An abandoned package is discovered in the Paris Metro: the subway workers suspect it’s a terrorist bomb. A Vietnamese woman sitting nearby, her son asleep on her shoulder, waits and begins to reflect on her life, from her constrained childhood in ...
Community Reviews Summary of 62 reviews
Moods
challenging 55%
emotional 35%
sad 30%
mysterious 20%
dark 10%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 5%
informative 5%
inspiring 5%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 15%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 61% | No: 23% | N/A: 7% | Yes: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 63% | N/A: 18% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 8%Average rating
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160 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811231886
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions
Publication date: 21 June 2022
Description
An abandoned package is discovered in the Paris Metro: the subway workers suspect it’s a terrorist bomb. A Vietnamese woman sitting nearby, her son asleep on her shoulder, waits and begins to reflect on her life, from her constrained childhood in ...
Community Reviews Summary of 62 reviews
Moods
challenging 55%
emotional 35%
sad 30%
mysterious 20%
dark 10%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 5%
informative 5%
inspiring 5%
tense 5%
Pace
medium 15%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 61% | No: 23% | N/A: 7% | Yes: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 63% | N/A: 18% | Yes: 18%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.