Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: The classic collection of eerie and fantastic Chinese stories of the supernatural by Pu Songling, Victoria Cass

Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: The classic collection of eerie and fantastic Chinese stories of the supernatural

Pu Songling, Victoria Cass with Herbert Allen Giles (Translator)

448 pages • first pub 1740 (editions)

fiction classics short stories adventurous mysterious slow-paced
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Long considered a masterpiece of the eerie and fantastic, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio is a collection of supernatural tales compiled by Songling Pu in the eighteenth century. Full of stories of ghosts, magic, vampirism and other things biz...

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Moods

mysterious 75%
adventurous 41%
funny 33%
dark 16%
inspiring 16%
lighthearted 16%
relaxing 16%
challenging 8%
emotional 8%
informative 8%
reflective 8%

Pace

fast 41%
medium 33%
slow 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 75% | Character: 12% | A mix: 12%

Strong character development?

No: 42% | It's complicated: 42% | N/A: 14%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33% | No: 16% | N/A: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 66% | No: 16% | N/A: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 33% | Yes: 16%

Average rating

3.96

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