Dialogues in Paradise by Xue Can

Dialogues in Paradise

Xue Can with Jian Zhang (Translator), Ronald R. Janssen (Translator)

173 pages first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
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The thirteen stories of Dialogues in Paradise are eloquent in a way the West associates with both the modern and the ancient: the dark oracles of Aeschylus and Sophocles, the paranoid mystery of Kafka, the moving stream of Woolf. The work of Can X...

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Community Reviews

3.75
based on 40 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 92%

challenging: 69%

reflective: 53%

dark: 30%

emotional: 15%

inspiring: 15%

sad: 15%

tense: 15%


Pace

7% of readers chose fast
38% of readers chose medium
53% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

14% of readers chose Plot
14% of readers chose A mix
28% of readers chose Character
42% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

28% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
57% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
66% of readers chose No
16% of readers chose N/A
Yes
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

40% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

40% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

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