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gregoryscottdilcox's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
A great read about a Chinese family living in San Francisco's Chinatown. The story was beautiful written and the characters were fleshed out well.
moonlightlibrary_'s review against another edition
3.0
This book was interesting at points, but I felt like there was not real driving plot to it. This is most likely because it moves backwards in time. I never really hit that point where you can't put the book down with this book. I struggled to find actual interest to keep me reading other than the fact that it was assigned to me.
destiel74's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
It was a touching, sentimental story that was pretty romantic in my opinion.
averyw's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mystinctive's review against another edition
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
eberico's review against another edition
4.0
Read at the behest of my then-boyfriend, who read books like Bone in grad school. I remember it being moving, but I don't remember anything else about it.
todd_bonzalez's review against another edition
3.0
It took me a while to really get into this book. I had found her style of narration to be a bit distracting but once I really got into it, I begun to appreciate it in some ways. I still felt as though the story didn't move much, but maybe that was the point. All the characters felt stuck after the tragedy, and the story gave me that feeling - of no progress and no resolution.
maryha0203's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
moonlightlibrary's review against another edition
3.0
This book was interesting at points, but I felt like there was not real driving plot to it. This is most likely because it moves backwards in time. I never really hit that point where you can't put the book down with this book. I struggled to find actual interest to keep me reading other than the fact that it was assigned to me.