Sour Heart by Jenny Zhang

Sour Heart

Jenny Zhang

301 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
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Centered on a community of immigrants who have traded their endangered lives as artists in China and Taiwan for the constant struggle of life at the poverty line in 1990s New York City, Zhang’s collection examines the many ways that family and his...

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Community Reviews

3.69
based on 2,147 reviews

Moods

emotional: 75%

dark: 64%

reflective: 61%

sad: 43%

challenging: 36%

funny: 34%

tense: 17%

hopeful: 13%

informative: 7%

inspiring: 5%

adventurous: 4%

lighthearted: 3%


Pace

10% of readers chose fast
64% of readers chose medium
25% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
15% of readers chose A mix
80% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

34% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

28% of readers chose Yes
52% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

75% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

79% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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