World and Town by Gish Jen

World and Town

Gish Jen

400 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction contemporary religion challenging reflective slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

From the much-loved author of Who’s Irish? and The Love Wife, a world-sized novel set in a small New England town.Hattie Kong—the spirited offspring of a descendant of Confucius and an American missionary to China—has, in her fiftieth year of livi...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 48 reviews

Moods

challenging 100%
emotional 100%
funny 100%
hopeful 100%
inspiring 100%
reflective 100%
sad 100%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 100%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.36

See all reviews...

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.