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192 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781784742492
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Chatto Windus
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A poetic and unflinching fable about tyranny, guilt, and the erasure of history, by the banned Chinese writer hailed as ‘China’s Solzhenitsyn’.In seven dream-like episodes, Ma Jian charts the psychological disintegration of a Chinese provincial le...
Community Reviews Summary of 320 reviews
Moods
reflective 53%
challenging 51%
tense 41%
sad 32%
funny 27%
informative 27%
emotional 20%
mysterious 9%
Pace
fast 23%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 34%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 33% | No: 27%Loveable characters?
No: 85% | It's complicated: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Death of parent, SuicideModerate
War, Cannibalism, GriefMinor
Alcohol
192 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781784742492
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Chatto Windus
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A poetic and unflinching fable about tyranny, guilt, and the erasure of history, by the banned Chinese writer hailed as ‘China’s Solzhenitsyn’.In seven dream-like episodes, Ma Jian charts the psychological disintegration of a Chinese provincial le...
Community Reviews Summary of 320 reviews
Moods
reflective 53%
challenging 51%
tense 41%
sad 32%
funny 27%
informative 27%
emotional 20%
mysterious 9%
Pace
fast 23%
slow 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 34%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 33% | No: 27%Loveable characters?
No: 85% | It's complicated: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Death of parent, SuicideModerate
War, Cannibalism, GriefMinor
Alcohol