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240 pages • first pub 2005 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781529113914
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Description
A brilliantly comic satire about a love affair from the visionary, world-class storyteller. Set in 1967, at the peak of the Mao cult, this is the tale of a forbidden love affair between Liu Lian - the bored wife of a military commander - and a you...
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Moods
funny: 64%
reflective: 35%
sad: 29%
challenging: 23%
emotional: 23%
informative: 23%
lighthearted: 17%
tense: 11%
dark: 5%
hopeful: 5%
mysterious: 5%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Sexual contentModerate
Classism240 pages • first pub 2005 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781529113914
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Description
A brilliantly comic satire about a love affair from the visionary, world-class storyteller. Set in 1967, at the peak of the Mao cult, this is the tale of a forbidden love affair between Liu Lian - the bored wife of a military commander - and a you...
Community Reviews
Moods
funny: 64%
reflective: 35%
sad: 29%
challenging: 23%
emotional: 23%
informative: 23%
lighthearted: 17%
tense: 11%
dark: 5%
hopeful: 5%
mysterious: 5%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual contentModerate
Classism