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337 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007196647
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The much-anticipated first novel from the Guardian First Book Award-winning Chinese writer.In the provincial town of Muddy Waters in China, a young woman named Gu Shan is sentenced to death for her loss of faith in Communism. She is twenty-eight y...
Community Reviews Summary of 365 reviews
Moods
sad 78%
emotional 57%
reflective 51%
challenging 36%
tense 36%
informative 30%
adventurous 12%
mysterious 9%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 44% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 40% | No: 11% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 64% | No: 25% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 65% | N/A: 17% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 20% | N/A: 3%Average rating
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Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Animal crueltyModerate
Sexual assault, Child abuse, CancerMinor
Miscarriage, Vomit, Child death337 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007196647
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The much-anticipated first novel from the Guardian First Book Award-winning Chinese writer.In the provincial town of Muddy Waters in China, a young woman named Gu Shan is sentenced to death for her loss of faith in Communism. She is twenty-eight y...
Community Reviews Summary of 365 reviews
Moods
sad 78%
emotional 57%
reflective 51%
challenging 36%
tense 36%
informative 30%
adventurous 12%
mysterious 9%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 44% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 40% | No: 11% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 64% | No: 25% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 65% | N/A: 17% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 20% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Animal crueltyModerate
Sexual assault, Child abuse, CancerMinor
Miscarriage, Vomit, Child death