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288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781911590453
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pushkin ONE
Publication date: 07 October 2021
Description
On the night of the Tiananmen Square massacre, a woman gives birth alone in a Beijing hospital. So begins the slow unravelling of Su Lan: a woman determined to remake herself, an ambitious physicist and ambivalent mother who becomes consumed by he...
Community Reviews Summary of 980 reviews
Moods
emotional 70%
sad 53%
challenging 46%
mysterious 45%
dark 28%
tense 18%
adventurous 10%
informative 10%
inspiring 10%
hopeful 7%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 19%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 59% | No: 26% | Yes: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 65% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Death, PregnancyModerate
Grief, Toxic relationship, XenophobiaMinor
Police brutality, Gun violence, Infidelity
288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781911590453
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pushkin ONE
Publication date: 07 October 2021
Description
On the night of the Tiananmen Square massacre, a woman gives birth alone in a Beijing hospital. So begins the slow unravelling of Su Lan: a woman determined to remake herself, an ambitious physicist and ambivalent mother who becomes consumed by he...
Community Reviews Summary of 980 reviews
Moods
emotional 70%
sad 53%
challenging 46%
mysterious 45%
dark 28%
tense 18%
adventurous 10%
informative 10%
inspiring 10%
hopeful 7%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 19%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 59% | No: 26% | Yes: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 65% | No: 21% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Death, PregnancyModerate
Grief, Toxic relationship, XenophobiaMinor
Police brutality, Gun violence, Infidelity