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352 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781786893895
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Canongate
Publication date: 04 April 2019
Description
Tan Twan Eng’s rich, absorbing, internationally bestselling, Man Booker-shortlisted epicTeoh Yun Ling was seventeen years old when she first heard about Aritomo and the garden. But a war would come to Malaya, and a decade pass before she would tra...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,608 reviews
Moods
emotional 73%
sad 64%
informative 36%
dark 34%
mysterious 25%
challenging 24%
inspiring 13%
tense 10%
hopeful 9%
adventurous 8%
relaxing 5%
Pace
medium 31%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 55% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 91% | No: 4% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 13% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Death, ViolenceModerate
Rape, Sexual violence, ColonisationMinor
Abortion, Vomit, Slavery352 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781786893895
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Canongate
Publication date: 04 April 2019
Description
Tan Twan Eng’s rich, absorbing, internationally bestselling, Man Booker-shortlisted epicTeoh Yun Ling was seventeen years old when she first heard about Aritomo and the garden. But a war would come to Malaya, and a decade pass before she would tra...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,608 reviews
Moods
emotional 73%
sad 64%
informative 36%
dark 34%
mysterious 25%
challenging 24%
inspiring 13%
tense 10%
hopeful 9%
adventurous 8%
relaxing 5%
Pace
medium 31%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 55% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 91% | No: 4% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 13% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Death, ViolenceModerate
Rape, Sexual violence, ColonisationMinor
Abortion, Vomit, Slavery