Swimming Back to Trout River by Linda Rui Feng

Swimming Back to Trout River

Linda Rui Feng

272 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Description

In the summer of 1986, in a small Chinese village, ten-year-old Junie receives a momentous letter from her parents, who had left for America years ago: her father promises to return home and collect her by her twelfth birthday. But Junie’s growing...

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Community Reviews Summary of 266 reviews

Moods

emotional 84%
reflective 76%
sad 69%
hopeful 21%
informative 13%
inspiring 11%
challenging 9%
dark 9%
adventurous 6%
mysterious 2%
tense 2%
funny 1%

Pace

medium 48%
slow 42%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 78% | A mix: 21%

Strong character development?

Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 80% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.97

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