China Dream by Ma Jian

China Dream

Ma Jian with Flora Drew

192 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction science fiction challenging reflective sad medium-paced
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A poetic and unflinching fable about tyranny, guilt, and the erasure of history, by the banned Chinese writer hailed as ‘China’s Solzhenitsyn’.In seven dream-like episodes, Ma Jian charts the psychological disintegration of a Chinese provincial le...

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Community Reviews

3.4
based on 411 reviews

Moods

dark: 85%

reflective: 59%

challenging: 47%

sad: 36%

tense: 36%

informative: 28%

funny: 24%

emotional: 22%

mysterious: 8%

inspiring: 1%

lighthearted: 1%


Pace

27% of readers chose fast
62% of readers chose medium
9% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

31% of readers chose A mix
68% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

14% of readers chose Complicated
85% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
68% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

68% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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