The Border of Paradise by Esmé Weijun Wang

The Border of Paradise

Esmé Weijun Wang

286 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

An epic tale of one iconoclastic family's inheritance of madness — and money — in Brooklyn, Taiwan, and Northern CaliforniaIn booming postwar Brooklyn, the Nowak Piano Company is an American success story. There is just one problem: the Nowak’s on...

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Community Reviews Summary of 227 reviews

Moods

dark 94%
tense 57%
challenging 42%
sad 42%
emotional 36%
mysterious 15%
reflective 10%
adventurous 5%

Pace

medium 68%
slow 26%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 62% | A mix: 37%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 6%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 58% | No: 41%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 93% | No: 6%

Average rating

4.02

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