Ninth Building by Jingzhi Zou

Ninth Building

Jingzhi Zou with Jeremy Tiang (Translator)

234 pages first pub 2010 (editions) user-added

fiction historical literary challenging reflective medium-paced
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Ninth Building is a fascinating collection of vignettes drawn from Zou Jingzhi’s experience growing up during the Cultural Revolution, first as a boy in Beijing and then as a teenager exiled to the countryside. Zou poetically captures a side of th...

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Community Reviews Summary of 63 reviews

Moods

reflective 94%
challenging 41%
dark 35%
emotional 35%
sad 35%
informative 17%
tense 17%
funny 5%
mysterious 5%
relaxing 5%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 40%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 43% | A mix: 37% | N/A: 18%

Strong character development?

No: 31% | It's complicated: 31% | N/A: 18% | Yes: 18%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 31% | No: 18%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 46% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 46% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 26%

Average rating

3.7

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