We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom Lama

We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies

Tsering Yangzom Lama

368 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary challenging emotional sad slow-paced
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A haunting first novel that recounts a Tibetan family’s fifty-year journey through exile and their struggles to forge new lives of dignity, love, and hope.In the wake of China’s invasion of Tibet throughout the 1950s, Lhamo and her sister, Tenkyi,...

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Community Reviews Summary of 377 reviews

Moods

emotional 85%
reflective 69%
sad 65%
challenging 45%
informative 37%
adventurous 22%
inspiring 21%
hopeful 20%
dark 15%
mysterious 10%
tense 8%

Pace

slow 55%
medium 40%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 54% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 1% | No: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 79% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 36% | No: 31% | Yes: 29% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

4.16

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