How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa

How to Pronounce Knife

Souvankham Thammavongsa

192 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary short stories emotional reflective fast-paced
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Spare, unsentimental, and distilled to riveting essentials, these stories honor the surreal, funny, often wrenching realities of trying to build a life far from home. In the title story of Souvankham Thammavongsa's debut collection, a young girl b...

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Community Reviews

3.88
based on 4,871 reviews

Moods

reflective: 81%

emotional: 79%

sad: 46%

challenging: 22%

funny: 17%

hopeful: 17%

dark: 16%

inspiring: 15%

informative: 11%

lighthearted: 5%

tense: 5%

relaxing: 3%

adventurous: 2%

mysterious: 1%

Pace

53% of readers chose fast
37% of readers chose medium
8% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
21% of readers chose A mix
65% of readers chose Character
7% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

19% of readers chose Yes
39% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
24% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

46% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

84% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

41% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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