Water Ghosts by Shawna Yang Ryan

Water Ghosts

Shawna Yang Ryan

259 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction literary challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
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 A mesmerizing debut novel that weaves history and mythology around a community of Chinese immigrants and the ghosts that haunt them Locke, California, 1928. Three bedraggled Chinese women appear out of the mist in a small Chinese farming town on ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 66 reviews

Moods

dark 75%
emotional 75%
challenging 50%
mysterious 50%
reflective 50%
sad 50%
informative 25%
tense 25%

Pace

slow 80%
fast 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 80% | N/A: 20%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 66% | N/A: 33%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 75% | No: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 100%

Average rating

3.24

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