Sky Burial by Xinran

161 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

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Inspired by a brief 1994 interview with an aged Chinese woman named Shu Wen, Beijing-born, London-based journalist Xinran (The Good Women of China) offers a delicately wrought account of Wen's 30-year search for her husband in Tibet, where he disa...

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Moods

emotional 77%
adventurous 50%
sad 47%
inspiring 45%
reflective 45%
informative 27%
hopeful 22%
challenging 17%
mysterious 17%
relaxing 5%
dark 2%
lighthearted 2%
tense 2%

Pace

medium 68%
fast 18%
slow 13%

Average rating

4.02

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