Once Upon A Time in the East : A Story of Growing Up by Xiaolu Guo

Once Upon A Time in the East : A Story of Growing Up

Xiaolu Guo

304 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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'This generation's Wild Swans' Daily Telegraph 'One of the most startling and fascinating memoirs I've read in recent years...a story of China' Libby Purves 'Impressive...moving...exhilarating' Financial Times 'Guo is rebellious, flamboyant and fu...

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Moods

reflective 95%
emotional 65%
sad 65%
informative 55%
inspiring 30%
adventurous 20%
challenging 20%
dark 20%
hopeful 20%
tense 15%
funny 5%

Pace

medium 71%
slow 23%
fast 4%

Average rating

4.14

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