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352 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007680399
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Flamingo
Publication date: 19 February 2001
Description
LuLing Young is now in her eighties, and finally beginning to feel the effects of old age. Trying to hold on to the evaporating past, she begins to write down all that she can remember of her life as a girl in China. Meanwhile, her daughter Ruth, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,405 reviews
Moods
reflective 75%
sad 50%
hopeful 32%
inspiring 27%
challenging 20%
mysterious 18%
dark 17%
informative 13%
adventurous 11%
tense 9%
funny 5%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 1% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 76% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Dementia, Death of parentModerate
Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attemptMinor
Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Sexual content
352 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007680399
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Flamingo
Publication date: 19 February 2001
Description
LuLing Young is now in her eighties, and finally beginning to feel the effects of old age. Trying to hold on to the evaporating past, she begins to write down all that she can remember of her life as a girl in China. Meanwhile, her daughter Ruth, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,405 reviews
Moods
reflective 75%
sad 50%
hopeful 32%
inspiring 27%
challenging 20%
mysterious 18%
dark 17%
informative 13%
adventurous 11%
tense 9%
funny 5%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 1% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 76% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 10% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Dementia, Death of parentModerate
Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attemptMinor
Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Sexual content