The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng

The Garden of Evening Mists

Tan Twan Eng

350 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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It's Malaya, 1949. After studying law at Cambridge and time spent helping to prosecute Japanese war criminals, Yun Ling Teoh, herself the scarred lone survivor of a brutal Japanese wartime camp, seeks solace among the jungle-fringed plantations of...

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Moods

reflective 82%
emotional 73%
sad 64%
informative 36%
dark 34%
mysterious 25%
challenging 24%
inspiring 13%
tense 10%
hopeful 9%
adventurous 8%
relaxing 5%

Pace

slow 67%
medium 31%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 55% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 9%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 41% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 91% | No: 4% | It's complicated: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 13% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

4.1

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