Ghost Music by An Yu

Ghost Music

An Yu

226 pages first pub 2022 (view editions)

fiction literary emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
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For readers drawn to the ache between silence and the music that haunts when dreams are abandoned. Ideal if you favor introspective, quietly surreal literary fiction—measured pacing, sparse yet lush atmospheres, and themes of memory, longing, and the strange beauty of everyday grief.

Description

For three years, Song Yan has filled the emptiness of her Beijing apartment with the tentative notes of her young piano students. She gave up on her own career as a concert pianist many years ago, but her husband Bowen, an executive at a car compa...

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Community Reviews

3.6
based on 1,947 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 74%

reflective: 70%

emotional: 52%

sad: 36%

dark: 30%

challenging: 16%

tense: 11%

hopeful: 6%

inspiring: 4%

relaxing: 3%

adventurous: 2%

funny: 1%


Pace

16% of readers chose fast
48% of readers chose medium
34% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
17% of readers chose A mix
78% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

47% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

21% of readers chose Yes
47% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

32% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
51% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

71% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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