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226 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802159625
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 10 January 2023
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...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,066 reviews
Moods
reflective 71%
emotional 52%
sad 37%
dark 32%
challenging 19%
tense 12%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 3%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 27% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Average rating
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Suicide, Child death, AlcoholModerate
Death, Grief, Abandonment
226 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802159625
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 10 January 2023
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...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,066 reviews
Moods
reflective 71%
emotional 52%
sad 37%
dark 32%
challenging 19%
tense 12%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 3%
adventurous 2%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 17%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | No: 27% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Child death, AlcoholModerate
Death, Grief, Abandonment