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352 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375724404
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 30 October 2001
Description
From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and author of the Booker Prize-winning novel The Remains of the Day comes this stunning work of soaring imagination. Born in early-twentieth-century Shanghai, Banks was orphaned at the age of nine...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,044 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
emotional 43%
sad 35%
adventurous 30%
dark 27%
challenging 21%
tense 19%
hopeful 6%
informative 6%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 38%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 39% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 27%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 35% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 58% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 19% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Violence, Gun violenceModerate
Rape, Sexual assault, InfidelityMinor
Trafficking, Death of parent, Vomit
352 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375724404
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 30 October 2001
Description
From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature and author of the Booker Prize-winning novel The Remains of the Day comes this stunning work of soaring imagination. Born in early-twentieth-century Shanghai, Banks was orphaned at the age of nine...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,044 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
emotional 43%
sad 35%
adventurous 30%
dark 27%
challenging 21%
tense 19%
hopeful 6%
informative 6%
inspiring 3%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 38%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 39% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 27%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 35% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 58% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 19% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Violence, Gun violenceModerate
Rape, Sexual assault, InfidelityMinor
Trafficking, Death of parent, Vomit