How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee

How We Disappeared

Jing-Jing Lee

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional sad medium-paced
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Singapore, 1942. As Japanese troops sweep down Malaysia and into Singapore, a village is ransacked. Only three survivors remain, one of them a tiny child. In a neighbouring village, seventeen-year-old Wang Di is bundled into the back of a troop...

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Community Reviews

4.2
based on 2,034 reviews

Moods

sad: 83%

emotional: 82%

dark: 64%

challenging: 55%

reflective: 44%

informative: 38%

tense: 22%

hopeful: 12%

inspiring: 8%

mysterious: 7%

adventurous: 2%

Pace

7% of readers chose fast
71% of readers chose medium
21% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

10% of readers chose Plot
58% of readers chose A mix
30% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

70% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

75% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

71% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

21% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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