A Sheltered Woman by Yiyun Li

A Sheltered Woman

Yiyun Li with Laurence Bouvard (Narrator)

39 minutes first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary short stories informative reflective slow-paced

Description

Auntie Mei is a live-in nanny for newborns and their mothers. She has worked for a hundred and twenty-six families and looked after a hundred and thirty-one babies, one set of clients easily replaced by the next. But the hundred and thirty-second ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 89 reviews

Moods

reflective 70%
emotional 30%
sad 30%
dark 20%
funny 10%
hopeful 10%
informative 10%
relaxing 10%

Pace

fast 62%
medium 25%
slow 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 42% | N/A: 28% | No: 28%

Loveable characters?

No: 42% | N/A: 28% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 57% | Yes: 42%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 14%

Average rating

3.53

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