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243 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670095070
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Hamish Hamilton
Publication date: 24 May 2021
Description
A multigenerational novel of love, oppression, trauma and the pursuit of freedom, inspired in part by the author's own family history, China Room twines together the stories of a woman and a man separated by more than half a century but united by ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,327 reviews
Moods
sad 60%
reflective 58%
dark 30%
tense 28%
challenging 26%
mysterious 10%
hopeful 9%
informative 7%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 4%
Pace
fast 23%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 42% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 49% | Yes: 32% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 69% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Confinement, InfidelityModerate
Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assaultMinor
Pregnancy, Islamophobia, Colonisation243 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670095070
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Hamish Hamilton
Publication date: 24 May 2021
Description
A multigenerational novel of love, oppression, trauma and the pursuit of freedom, inspired in part by the author's own family history, China Room twines together the stories of a woman and a man separated by more than half a century but united by ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,327 reviews
Moods
sad 60%
reflective 58%
dark 30%
tense 28%
challenging 26%
mysterious 10%
hopeful 9%
informative 7%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 4%
Pace
fast 23%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 42% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 49% | Yes: 32% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 69% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Confinement, InfidelityModerate
Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assaultMinor
Pregnancy, Islamophobia, Colonisation