Waste Tide by Chen Qiufan

Waste Tide

Chen Qiufan with Ken Liu (Translator)

352 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
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A LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL Award-winning author Chen Qiufan's Waste Tide is a thought-provoking vision of the future. Translated by Ken Liu, who brought Cixin Liu's Hugo Award-winning The Three Body Problem to English-speaking rea...

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Community Reviews Summary of 442 reviews

Moods

dark 76%
adventurous 66%
tense 47%
challenging 35%
mysterious 33%
sad 23%
reflective 22%
emotional 20%
informative 11%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 1%

Pace

medium 65%
slow 19%
fast 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 54% | Plot: 31% | Character: 13%

Strong character development?

Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 17%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 51% | No: 34% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 63% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 53% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 22%

Average rating

3.2

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