Red Sorghum by Mo Yan

Red Sorghum

Mo Yan with Howard Goldblatt (Translator)

368 pages • first pub 1987 (view editions)

fiction historical challenging reflective medium-paced
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Spanning three generations, this novel of family and myth is told through a series of flashbacks that depict events of staggering horror set against a landscape of gemlike beauty, as the Chinese battle both Japanese invaders and each other in the ...

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Community Reviews

3.7
based on 744 reviews

Moods

dark: 86%

emotional: 56%

challenging: 54%

sad: 54%

reflective: 51%

tense: 48%

adventurous: 25%

informative: 25%

mysterious: 7%

funny: 6%

inspiring: 3%

Pace

8% of readers chose fast
47% of readers chose medium
43% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

16% of readers chose Plot
51% of readers chose A mix
32% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

31% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
32% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
48% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

38% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
52% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

46% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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