num_pages: 246
description: A landmark literary novel, balancing unbearable sadness and beauty in the voice of a witty, beleaguered teen-ager whose family is destroyed by fundamentalist Christianity
language: English
title: A Complicated Kindness
titlecomplete: A Complicated Kindness
characters: Hans "The Mouth" Rosenfeldt, Naomi "Nomi" Nickel, Raymond "Ray" Nickel, Lydia "Lids" Voth, Natasha "Tash" Dawn Nickel, Gertrude "Trudie" Dora Nickel, Travis
genres: Young Adult, Literary Fiction, Novels, Coming Of Age, Religion, Fiction, Adult Fiction, Canadian Literature, Canada, Contemporary
ratings_count: 25428
places: Manitoba
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Scotiabank Giller Prize, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Governor General's Literary Awards / Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Canadian Booksellers Association Libris Award
category: Fiction Book, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: CBC Canada Reads, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award
publisher: Counterpoint