274 pages • first pub 1997 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books/Penguin Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The emotionally wrenching yet ultimately uplifting memoir of a Chinese woman struggling to win the love and acceptance of her family. Born in 1937 in a port city a thousand miles north of Shanghai, Adeline Yen Mah was the youngest child of an affl...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,025 reviews
Moods
sad 74%
inspiring 47%
reflective 43%
dark 38%
challenging 34%
informative 30%
tense 23%
hopeful 14%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 14%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuseModerate
Domestic abuse, Violence, AbleismMinor
Xenophobia, Addiction, Animal cruelty
274 pages • first pub 1997 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books/Penguin Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The emotionally wrenching yet ultimately uplifting memoir of a Chinese woman struggling to win the love and acceptance of her family. Born in 1937 in a port city a thousand miles north of Shanghai, Adeline Yen Mah was the youngest child of an affl...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,025 reviews
Moods
sad 74%
inspiring 47%
reflective 43%
dark 38%
challenging 34%
informative 30%
tense 23%
hopeful 14%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 14%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuseModerate
Domestic abuse, Violence, AbleismMinor
Xenophobia, Addiction, Animal cruelty