1.05k reviews for:

Strange Beasts of China

Yan Ge

3.82 AVERAGE

spamrisk's review against another edition

3.0

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The real China is the strange beasts we met along the way.

yoshii's review against another edition

2.75

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

ingari's review against another edition

4.25

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

joowin's review against another edition

3.75

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ending is a bit messy but still enjoyable to read 

caldridge's review against another edition

3.25

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lauraschhh's review against another edition

5.0

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One of my favorites of the year.

gabi15's review against another edition

4.0

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3.5/5

jaybeeeee's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark funny mysterious medium-paced

sprainedbrain's review against another edition

3.5

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

lsparrow's review against another edition

3.0

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An interesting novel that blurs genres. I found the imagry of beasts throughout interesting - it felt like there was a lot more being said than I caught. The writing style wasn't my favorite but the ideas in the story kept me hooked.