Love in the New Millennium by Can Xue, Annelise Finegan Wasmoen

Love in the New Millennium

Can Xue, Annelise Finegan Wasmoen

402 pages first pub 2013 (editions) user-added

fiction magical realism adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

Description

The most ambitious work of fiction by a writer widely considered the most important novelist working in China today In this darkly comic novel, a group of women inhabits a world of constant surveillance, where informants lurk in the flower beds an...

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Community Reviews Summary of 54 reviews

Moods

challenging 60%
mysterious 40%
dark 30%
adventurous 20%
funny 20%
reflective 20%
sad 10%

Pace

slow 80%
medium 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 44% | A mix: 22% | N/A: 22% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 71% | No: 14% | Yes: 14%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 71% | No: 28%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 42% | Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 14%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 42% | No: 28% | Yes: 28%

Average rating

3.05

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