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181 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780312424794
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador USA
Publication date: 04 April 2006
Description
From Mi Jian, the highly acclaimed Chinese dissident, comes a satirical novel about the absurdities of life in a post-Tiananmen China.Two men meet for dinner each week. Over the course of one of these drunken evenings, the writer recounts the stor...
Community Reviews Summary of 57 reviews
Moods
reflective 50%
funny 33%
sad 33%
challenging 16%
emotional 16%
tense 16%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 40%Strong character development?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Loveable characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
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Sexual assault, Suicide, RapeModerate
Animal cruelty, Animal death
181 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780312424794
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador USA
Publication date: 04 April 2006
Description
From Mi Jian, the highly acclaimed Chinese dissident, comes a satirical novel about the absurdities of life in a post-Tiananmen China.Two men meet for dinner each week. Over the course of one of these drunken evenings, the writer recounts the stor...
Community Reviews Summary of 57 reviews
Moods
reflective 50%
funny 33%
sad 33%
challenging 16%
emotional 16%
tense 16%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 40%Strong character development?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 40%Loveable characters?
No: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault, Suicide, RapeModerate
Animal cruelty, Animal death