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480 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393609899
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Publication date: 11 October 2016
Description
“In a single year, my father left us twice. The first time, to end his marriage, and the second, when he took his own life. I was ten years old.”Master storyteller Madeleine Thien takes us inside an extended family in China, showing us the lives o...
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Moods
emotional: 81%
sad: 74%
reflective: 67%
challenging: 53%
informative: 42%
dark: 35%
tense: 26%
inspiring: 15%
hopeful: 13%
adventurous: 10%
mysterious: 5%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Violence, Police brutalityModerate
Death, Grief, Death of parentMinor
Abandonment, Deportation, Child death480 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393609899
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Publication date: 11 October 2016
Description
“In a single year, my father left us twice. The first time, to end his marriage, and the second, when he took his own life. I was ten years old.”Master storyteller Madeleine Thien takes us inside an extended family in China, showing us the lives o...
Community Reviews
Moods
emotional: 81%
sad: 74%
reflective: 67%
challenging: 53%
informative: 42%
dark: 35%
tense: 26%
inspiring: 15%
hopeful: 13%
adventurous: 10%
mysterious: 5%
Pace
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Violence, Police brutalityModerate
Death, Grief, Death of parentMinor
Abandonment, Deportation, Child death