We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom Lama

We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies

Tsering Yangzom Lama

368 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary challenging emotional sad slow-paced

Description

A haunting first novel that recounts a Tibetan family’s fifty-year journey through exile and their struggles to forge new lives of dignity, love, and hope.In the wake of China’s invasion of Tibet throughout the 1950s, Lhamo and her sister, Tenkyi,...

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Community Reviews Summary of 226 reviews

Moods

emotional 83%
reflective 67%
sad 66%
challenging 47%
informative 39%
adventurous 22%
hopeful 19%
inspiring 17%
dark 16%
mysterious 11%
tense 8%

Pace

slow 54%
medium 40%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 59% | A mix: 36% | Plot: 4%

Strong character development?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 2% | No: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 3% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 35% | No: 31% | Yes: 31% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

4.17

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