The Jade Peony by Wayson Choy

The Jade Peony

Wayson Choy

280 pages • first pub 1995 (editions) user-added

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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 Chinatown, Vancouver, in the late 1930s and ‘40s provides the setting for this poignant first novel, told through the vivid and intense reminiscences of the three younger children of an immigrant family. They each experience a very different chil...

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Community Reviews Summary of 348 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
emotional 75%
sad 56%
informative 43%
challenging 18%
hopeful 18%
funny 12%
inspiring 12%
tense 12%
adventurous 6%
dark 6%
mysterious 6%

Pace

medium 58%
slow 35%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 80% | A mix: 20%

Strong character development?

Yes: 73% | No: 13% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 6%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 40% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 26%

Average rating

3.65

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