Reviews - The Leftover Woman

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The Leftover Woman

Jean Kwok

3.71 AVERAGE

jnhamm's review against another edition

2.75

reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kirmelmacchiato's review against another edition

2.0

This was just okay. The plot twists were predictable and I never felt like I was in any kind of suspense.

The characters felt a little flat and stereotypical in an unflattering way. I had absolutely no interest in Jasmine’s village boy romance storyline. The whole book felt a little hollow and contrived.

There were obvious tones of typical progressive themes, but that’s to be expected. If the book was a little better I could have overlooked them.

peanut4588's review against another edition

3.75

emotional mysterious medium-paced

kajolparikh's review against another edition

3.25

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

apetalcu's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

joseymay's review against another edition

2.0

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

acrostical's review against another edition

2.0

Oof. It's probably an issue with my expectations, but this started out promising an interesting meditation on the expectations placed on women and mothers in Western cultures and in China -- and ended up a lurid melodrama.