A Sheltered Woman by Yiyun Li

A Sheltered Woman

Yiyun Li

64 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary short stories informative reflective slow-paced
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Description

Auntie Mei is a live-in nanny for newborns and their mothers. She has worked for a hundred and twenty-six families and looked after a hundred and thirty-one babies, one set of clients easily replaced by the next. But the hundred and thirty-second ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 116 reviews

Moods

reflective 71%
emotional 28%
dark 21%
sad 21%
funny 7%
hopeful 7%
informative 7%
mysterious 7%
relaxing 7%

Pace

fast 75%
medium 16%
slow 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 30% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 20%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | N/A: 20% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 66% | Yes: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20%

Average rating

3.53

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