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240 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250835871
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Publication date: 19 April 2022
Description
From one of the most highly celebrated young Chinese writers, three dazzling novellas of Northeast China, mixing realism, mysticism, and noir.An inventor dreams of escaping his drab surroundings in a flying machine. A criminal, trapped beneath a f...
Community Reviews Summary of 101 reviews
Moods
mysterious 48%
dark 44%
challenging 29%
emotional 29%
adventurous 22%
tense 18%
sad 14%
hopeful 11%
funny 3%
informative 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
slow 19%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 28% | Plot: 23%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 31% | No: 21% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 27% | No: 11% | N/A: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 70% | No: 23% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 38% | No: 5% | N/A: 5%Average rating
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240 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250835871
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Publication date: 19 April 2022
Description
From one of the most highly celebrated young Chinese writers, three dazzling novellas of Northeast China, mixing realism, mysticism, and noir.An inventor dreams of escaping his drab surroundings in a flying machine. A criminal, trapped beneath a f...
Community Reviews Summary of 101 reviews
Moods
mysterious 48%
dark 44%
challenging 29%
emotional 29%
adventurous 22%
tense 18%
sad 14%
hopeful 11%
funny 3%
informative 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
slow 19%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 28% | Plot: 23%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 31% | No: 21% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 27% | No: 11% | N/A: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 70% | No: 23% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 38% | No: 5% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Torture, Suicide, AlcoholismMinor
Gore