Ghost Town by Kevin Chen

Ghost Town

Kevin Chen

12 hours, 54 minutes • first pub 2019 (view editions) user-added

fiction lgbtqia+ dark emotional sad medium-paced
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Ghost Town is for readers who like brooding, multi-voiced family dramas that explore the long aftermath of violence and the ache of never quite belonging, whether to home, heritage, or hoped-for love.

Description

Chen Tien-Hong, the only and desperately yearned for son of a traditional Taiwanese family with seven daughters, runs away from the oppression of his village to Berlin in the hope of finding acceptance as a young gay man. The novel begins a decade...

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Community Reviews

3.92
based on 458 reviews

Moods

dark: 72%

emotional: 71%

sad: 59%

reflective: 51%

mysterious: 45%

challenging: 40%

tense: 26%

adventurous: 6%

funny: 4%

informative: 3%

hopeful: 2%

inspiring: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

7% of readers chose fast
54% of readers chose medium
38% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
26% of readers chose A mix
69% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

36% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

22% of readers chose Yes
54% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

78% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

76% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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