Native Speaker by Chang-rae Lee

Native Speaker

Chang-rae Lee

324 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

Henry Park is a spy who works for a private company with international connections. Reared in suburban New York in a traditional Korean household, with its lack of emotional display and an inescapable feeling of foreignness, he is a natural: the i...

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Community Reviews Summary of 640 reviews

Moods

reflective 89%
emotional 58%
dark 39%
challenging 36%
sad 32%
tense 26%
mysterious 19%
hopeful 4%
informative 4%
inspiring 4%

Pace

slow 60%
medium 40%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 56% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 31% | No: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 97% | No: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 5%

Average rating

3.73

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