How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang

How Much of These Hills Is Gold

C Pam Zhang

272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ literary adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

An electric debut novel set against the twilight of the American gold rush, two siblings are on the run in an unforgiving landscape--trying not just to survive but to find a home.Ba dies in the night; Ma is already gone. Newly orphaned children of...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 3,104 reviews

Moods

adventurous 71%
emotional 69%
reflective 55%
sad 49%
dark 45%
challenging 34%
tense 19%
mysterious 14%
hopeful 6%
informative 6%
inspiring 5%

Pace

medium 64%
slow 28%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 59% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 49% | Yes: 38% | No: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 7% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.93

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...