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342 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802146342
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 26 December 2015
Description
Yan Lianke has secured his place as contemporary China’s most essential and daring novelist, “with his superlative gifts for storytelling and penetrating eye for truth” (New York Times Book Review). His newest novel, The Day the Sun Died—winner of...
Community Reviews Summary of 164 reviews
Moods
mysterious 65%
tense 50%
challenging 36%
reflective 36%
adventurous 13%
sad 13%
emotional 10%
funny 2%
hopeful 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 45% | A mix: 37% | Character: 16%Strong character development?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 14% | It's complicated: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 19%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injuryModerate
Grief, Body horror, BloodMinor
Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide
342 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802146342
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 26 December 2015
Description
Yan Lianke has secured his place as contemporary China’s most essential and daring novelist, “with his superlative gifts for storytelling and penetrating eye for truth” (New York Times Book Review). His newest novel, The Day the Sun Died—winner of...
Community Reviews Summary of 164 reviews
Moods
mysterious 65%
tense 50%
challenging 36%
reflective 36%
adventurous 13%
sad 13%
emotional 10%
funny 2%
hopeful 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 45% | A mix: 37% | Character: 16%Strong character development?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 14% | It's complicated: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 19%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injuryModerate
Grief, Body horror, BloodMinor
Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide