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344 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780300247435
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 19 May 2020
Description
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...
Community Reviews Summary of 38 reviews
Moods
mysterious 80%
dark 50%
reflective 40%
tense 30%
adventurous 10%
lighthearted 10%
sad 10%
Pace
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
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344 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780300247435
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 19 May 2020
Description
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...
Community Reviews Summary of 38 reviews
Moods
mysterious 80%
dark 50%
reflective 40%
tense 30%
adventurous 10%
lighthearted 10%
sad 10%
Pace
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
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.