256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781982177850
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 01 August 2023
Description
Brando Skyhorse, the PEN/Hemingway Award–winning author of The Madonnas of Echo Park, returns with a riveting literary dystopian novel set in a near-future America where mandatory identification wristbands make second-generation immigrants into se...
Community Reviews Summary of 45 reviews
Moods
challenging 60%
emotional 60%
tense 48%
mysterious 36%
reflective 36%
sad 36%
informative 12%
adventurous 4%
funny 4%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 4%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 18%Loveable characters?
No: 45% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 27%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Xenophobia, Child deathModerate
Deportation256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781982177850
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 01 August 2023
Description
Brando Skyhorse, the PEN/Hemingway Award–winning author of The Madonnas of Echo Park, returns with a riveting literary dystopian novel set in a near-future America where mandatory identification wristbands make second-generation immigrants into se...
Community Reviews Summary of 45 reviews
Moods
challenging 60%
emotional 60%
tense 48%
mysterious 36%
reflective 36%
sad 36%
informative 12%
adventurous 4%
funny 4%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 4%
Pace
slow 20%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 18%Loveable characters?
No: 45% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 27%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Xenophobia, Child deathModerate
Deportation