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304 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781399810241
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: John Murray Press
Publication date: 09 May 2024
Description
Cinema Love is a sweeping debut novel about gay men in rural China, the women who marry them, and the secret theatres where their husbands cruised for love. For over thirty years, Old Second and Bao Mei have cobbled together a meagre existence in...
Community Reviews Summary of 36 reviews
Moods
reflective 90%
sad 80%
dark 33%
challenging 28%
hopeful 23%
tense 23%
informative 9%
inspiring 9%
mysterious 9%
adventurous 4%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 4%
Pace
slow 19%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 26%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 26% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | No: 7% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
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304 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781399810241
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: John Murray Press
Publication date: 09 May 2024
Description
Cinema Love is a sweeping debut novel about gay men in rural China, the women who marry them, and the secret theatres where their husbands cruised for love. For over thirty years, Old Second and Bao Mei have cobbled together a meagre existence in...
Community Reviews Summary of 36 reviews
Moods
reflective 90%
sad 80%
dark 33%
challenging 28%
hopeful 23%
tense 23%
informative 9%
inspiring 9%
mysterious 9%
adventurous 4%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 4%
Pace
slow 19%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 73% | A mix: 26%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 26% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | No: 7% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%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.