Green Island by Shawna Yang Ryan

Green Island

Shawna Yang Ryan

385 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative reflective slow-paced
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"Shawna Yang Ryan's propulsive storytelling carries us through a bloody time in Taiwanese history, its implications still reverberating today. The story is haunted by questions about whether Taiwan is a part of China or its own country, what the c...

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Community Reviews

4.1
based on 492 reviews

Moods

reflective: 71%

informative: 70%

emotional: 67%

dark: 55%

sad: 55%

challenging: 41%

tense: 31%

inspiring: 13%

hopeful: 11%

adventurous: 8%

mysterious: 1%

Pace

7% of readers chose fast
63% of readers chose medium
28% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

28% of readers chose Plot
59% of readers chose A mix
11% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

68% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

42% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

56% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

44% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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