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155 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802126658
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 05 December 2017
Description
Yan Lianke, "China's most feted and most banned author" (Financial Times) is a master of imaginative satire, and his prize-winning works have been published around the world to the highest honors. Now, his two most acclaimed novellas are collected...
Community Reviews Summary of 127 reviews
Moods
reflective 58%
sad 58%
emotional 35%
challenging 29%
adventurous 17%
tense 17%
funny 5%
inspiring 5%
mysterious 5%
relaxing 5%
Pace
medium 44%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
No: 50% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | No: 22% | Yes: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 37% | N/A: 25% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
AbleismModerate
Animal death, Death, Death of parent
155 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802126658
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 05 December 2017
Description
Yan Lianke, "China's most feted and most banned author" (Financial Times) is a master of imaginative satire, and his prize-winning works have been published around the world to the highest honors. Now, his two most acclaimed novellas are collected...
Community Reviews Summary of 127 reviews
Moods
reflective 58%
sad 58%
emotional 35%
challenging 29%
adventurous 17%
tense 17%
funny 5%
inspiring 5%
mysterious 5%
relaxing 5%
Pace
medium 44%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
No: 50% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 10%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | No: 22% | Yes: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 37% | N/A: 25% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
AbleismModerate
Animal death, Death, Death of parent