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352 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781588367730
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: 03 February 2009
Description
In luminous prose, award-winning author Yiyun Li weaves together the lives of unforgettable characters who are forced to make moral choices, and choices for survival, in China in the late 1970s. Morning dawns on the provincial city of Muddy River...
Community Reviews Summary of 365 reviews
Moods
sad 78%
emotional 57%
reflective 51%
challenging 36%
tense 36%
informative 30%
adventurous 12%
mysterious 9%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 44% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 40% | No: 11% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 64% | No: 25% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 65% | N/A: 17% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 20% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Animal crueltyModerate
Sexual assault, Child abuse, CancerMinor
Miscarriage, Vomit, Child death
352 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781588367730
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: 03 February 2009
Description
In luminous prose, award-winning author Yiyun Li weaves together the lives of unforgettable characters who are forced to make moral choices, and choices for survival, in China in the late 1970s. Morning dawns on the provincial city of Muddy River...
Community Reviews Summary of 365 reviews
Moods
sad 78%
emotional 57%
reflective 51%
challenging 36%
tense 36%
informative 30%
adventurous 12%
mysterious 9%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 44% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 40% | No: 11% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 64% | No: 25% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 65% | N/A: 17% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 20% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Animal crueltyModerate
Sexual assault, Child abuse, CancerMinor
Miscarriage, Vomit, Child death