448 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781451698084
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 10 September 2013
Description
In vivid prose, Axie recounts how she is forcibly separated from her mother and siblings, apprenticed to a doctor, and how she and her husband parlay the sale of a few bottles of “Lunar Tablets for Female Complaint” into a thriving midwifery busi...
Community Reviews Summary of 520 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
informative 42%
inspiring 35%
sad 35%
adventurous 21%
dark 21%
reflective 14%
hopeful 7%
lighthearted 7%
mysterious 7%
tense 7%
Pace
slow 30%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 58% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 36%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 18%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Abortion, DeathModerate
Misogyny, Sexual assault, Physical abuseMinor
Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape
448 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781451698084
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 10 September 2013
Description
In vivid prose, Axie recounts how she is forcibly separated from her mother and siblings, apprenticed to a doctor, and how she and her husband parlay the sale of a few bottles of “Lunar Tablets for Female Complaint” into a thriving midwifery busi...
Community Reviews Summary of 520 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
informative 42%
inspiring 35%
sad 35%
adventurous 21%
dark 21%
reflective 14%
hopeful 7%
lighthearted 7%
mysterious 7%
tense 7%
Pace
slow 30%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 58% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 36%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 18%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Abortion, DeathModerate
Misogyny, Sexual assault, Physical abuseMinor
Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape