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20 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781501946974
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
Publication date: 11 October 2018
Description
In Canada in 1991, ten-year-old Marie and her mother invite a guest into their home: a young woman who has fled China in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square protests. Her name is Ai-Ming.As her relationship with Marie deepens, Ai-Ming tells the ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,949 reviews
Moods
sad 73%
reflective 69%
challenging 54%
informative 40%
dark 31%
tense 26%
inspiring 16%
hopeful 14%
adventurous 10%
mysterious 5%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 35%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 61% | Character: 26% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 71% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 38% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 28%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Suicide, Violence, Police brutalityModerate
Death, War, TortureMinor
Cancer, Child death, Abandonment20 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781501946974
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
Publication date: 11 October 2018
Description
In Canada in 1991, ten-year-old Marie and her mother invite a guest into their home: a young woman who has fled China in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square protests. Her name is Ai-Ming.As her relationship with Marie deepens, Ai-Ming tells the ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,949 reviews
Moods
sad 73%
reflective 69%
challenging 54%
informative 40%
dark 31%
tense 26%
inspiring 16%
hopeful 14%
adventurous 10%
mysterious 5%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 35%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 61% | Character: 26% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 71% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 38% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 28%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Violence, Police brutalityModerate
Death, War, TortureMinor
Cancer, Child death, Abandonment