I Live in the Slums: Stories by Can Xue

I Live in the Slums: Stories

Can Xue with Karen Gernant (Translator), Zeping Chen (Translator)

344 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction short stories adventurous mysterious medium-paced
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Combining elements of both Chinese materiality--the love of physical things--and Western abstract thinking, Can Xue's stories invite her readers into an immersive landscape that blends reality and illusion, mixes the physical and spiritual, and pr...

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Community Reviews Summary of 38 reviews

Moods

challenging 90%
mysterious 80%
dark 50%
reflective 40%
tense 30%
adventurous 10%
lighthearted 10%
sad 10%

Pace

slow 80%
medium 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 40% | N/A: 40% | Plot: 20%

Strong character development?

No: 40% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 30%

Loveable characters?

No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 30% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 44% | N/A: 33% | No: 22%

Average rating

3.12

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