Miles From Nowhere by Nami Mun

Miles From Nowhere

Nami Mun

288 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Joon is a young Korean immigrant living in the Bronx of the 1980s. Her parents have crumbled under the weight of her father's infidelity and mental illness has rendered her mother nearly catatonic. So Joon, at the age of thirteen, decides she's be...

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Community Reviews Summary of 254 reviews

Moods

dark 91%
emotional 83%
reflective 66%
challenging 58%
sad 58%
tense 41%
adventurous 25%
funny 16%
hopeful 8%
informative 8%
inspiring 8%
mysterious 8%
relaxing 8%

Pace

medium 66%
fast 25%
slow 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 85% | A mix: 14%

Strong character development?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 9%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 54% | No: 27% | Yes: 18%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 90% | No: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 90% | No: 9%

Average rating

3.58

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