The Boat People by Sharon Bala

The Boat People

Sharon Bala

352 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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When a rusty cargo ship carrying Mahindan and five hundred fellow refugees from Sri Lanka's bloody civil war reaches Vancouver's shores, the young father thinks he and his six-year-old son can finally start a new life. Instead, the group is thrown...

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Community Reviews

4.05
based on 1,231 reviews

Moods

emotional: 85%

challenging: 64%

sad: 61%

reflective: 58%

informative: 51%

dark: 45%

tense: 37%

hopeful: 25%

adventurous: 12%

inspiring: 11%

mysterious: 6%

Pace

8% of readers chose fast
70% of readers chose medium
21% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
65% of readers chose A mix
30% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

72% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

51% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus?

42% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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