The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng

The Garden of Evening Mists

Tan Twan Eng with Anna Bentinck (Narrator)

15 hours, 40 minutes first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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 Malaya, 1949. After a career spent helping to prosecute Japanese war criminals, Yun Ling Teoh, herself the scarred lone survivor of a brutal Japanese wartime camp, seeks solace among the jungle fringed plantations of Northern Malaya. There she me...

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Community Reviews

4.1
based on 2,281 reviews

Moods

reflective: 81%

emotional: 74%

sad: 66%

dark: 37%

informative: 35%

challenging: 28%

mysterious: 27%

inspiring: 13%

hopeful: 12%

tense: 11%

adventurous: 9%

relaxing: 5%


Pace

1% of readers chose fast
35% of readers chose medium
63% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
36% of readers chose A mix
58% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

66% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

45% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

92% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

55% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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