If You Are Lonely and You Know It by Yiyun Li

If You Are Lonely and You Know It

Yiyun Li

28 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction short stories emotional reflective slow-paced
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Description

He tends to his garden and bees. He keeps quiet. He avoids drama. Until one transgression causes an emotional adventure in this heartfelt short story by Yiyun Li, a PEN/Hemingway Award–winning author.Lonely, thanklessly courteous, and without the ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 112 reviews

Moods

reflective 70%
emotional 29%
sad 23%
funny 17%
lighthearted 17%
hopeful 11%
relaxing 11%
challenging 5%
tense 5%

Pace

slow 44%
fast 27%
medium 27%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 86% | A mix: 13%

Strong character development?

No: 64% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 7% | Yes: 7%

Loveable characters?

No: 38% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 76% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 46% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 15%

Average rating

3.02

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