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195 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781771666411
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Book*hug
Publication date: 27 October 2020
Description
A young translator living in Toronto frequently travels abroad—to Hong Kong, Macau, Prague, Tokyo—often with his unnamed lover. In restaurants and hotel rooms, the couple begin telling folk tales to each other, perhaps as a way to fill the undefin...
Community Reviews Summary of 424 reviews
Moods
emotional 39%
funny 21%
relaxing 18%
lighthearted 16%
mysterious 15%
sad 15%
challenging 10%
informative 10%
inspiring 8%
hopeful 6%
adventurous 2%
dark 2%
tense 2%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 10%Loveable characters?
Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 26% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 74% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, AlcoholModerate
Sexual content, Colonisation, Drug useMinor
Xenophobia, Vomit
195 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781771666411
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Book*hug
Publication date: 27 October 2020
Description
A young translator living in Toronto frequently travels abroad—to Hong Kong, Macau, Prague, Tokyo—often with his unnamed lover. In restaurants and hotel rooms, the couple begin telling folk tales to each other, perhaps as a way to fill the undefin...
Community Reviews Summary of 424 reviews
Moods
emotional 39%
funny 21%
relaxing 18%
lighthearted 16%
mysterious 15%
sad 15%
challenging 10%
informative 10%
inspiring 8%
hopeful 6%
adventurous 2%
dark 2%
tense 2%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 87% | A mix: 6% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 10%Loveable characters?
Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 26% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 74% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, AlcoholModerate
Sexual content, Colonisation, Drug useMinor
Xenophobia, Vomit