The Rent Collector
by Camron Wright
Taste attributes: dramafamilyfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalempowerment/personal growthunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeA grounded, emotional novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.0 / 5
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About This Book
Sang Ly struggles to survive by picking through garbage in Cambodia's largest municipal dump. Under threat of eviction by an embittered old drunk who is charged with collecting rents from the poor of Stung Meanchey, Sang Ly embarks on a desperate journey to save her ailing son from a life of ignorance and poverty.
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- Author
- Camron Wright
- Published
- 2012
- Pages
- 249
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- Open Library
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