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Strange Beasts of China

Yan Ge

3.81 AVERAGE

adventurous reflective sad medium-paced

I really loved this, it feels like it will be a collection of stories about the different beasts, but it's also a cohesive novel with an underlying story. The beasts are mysterious and tragic in their own ways.

Poetic. Starts out surface level, but then each chapter goes deeper. I loved all the interconnections and the MC’s journey.

Pierwszy chiński tytuł w Tajfunach i myślę, że wyszedł naprawdę mega sztos

wow still trying to wrap my head around this book!
emotional mysterious sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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gaetkoguy's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 6%

Wasn’t what I thought it would be. The writing is translated from Chinese so difficult to follow and not poetic. The story is unusual but not compelling. Also too much of the plot revolves around sex - not my favorite. 
challenging dark mysterious reflective sad
challenging dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No