480 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393609882
Format: Hardcover
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 Summary of 2,137 reviews
Moods
sad 74%
reflective 69%
challenging 52%
informative 41%
dark 25%
tense 23%
inspiring 14%
hopeful 13%
adventurous 9%
mysterious 5%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Character: 29% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 74% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 28%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Violence, Police brutalityModerate
Death, War, TortureMinor
Cancer480 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393609882
Format: Hardcover
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 Summary of 2,137 reviews
Moods
sad 74%
reflective 69%
challenging 52%
informative 41%
dark 25%
tense 23%
inspiring 14%
hopeful 13%
adventurous 9%
mysterious 5%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 60% | Character: 29% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 74% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 28%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Violence, Police brutalityModerate
Death, War, TortureMinor
Cancer