Women of the Silk by Gail Tsukiyama

Women of the Silk

Women of the Silk #1

Gail Tsukiyama

288 pages first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative slow-paced
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In Women of the Silk Gail Tsukiyama takes her readers back to rural China in 1926, where a group of women forge a sisterhood amidst the reeling machines that reverberate and clamor in a vast silk factory from dawn to dusk. Leading the first strik...

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Community Reviews

3.76
based on 1,015 reviews

Moods

emotional: 82%

sad: 78%

informative: 43%

reflective: 43%

hopeful: 34%

inspiring: 23%

challenging: 15%

dark: 10%

tense: 10%

lighthearted: 2%


Pace

9% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
40% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

15% of readers chose Plot
48% of readers chose A mix
35% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

57% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

85% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

47% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

13% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
47% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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