352 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780340980255
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Sceptre
Publication date: 08 August 2017
Description
By the author of the Booker longlisted The Welsh Girl, a vibrant, powerful and iconoclastic novel telling the little-known story of the Chinese in America, and of America through its Chinese. Ah Ling: son of a prostitute and a white 'ghost', di...
Community Reviews Summary of 200 reviews
Moods
emotional 44%
informative 44%
dark 22%
sad 22%
adventurous 11%
challenging 11%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 11%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 16% | N/A: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 37% | No: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%Average rating
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352 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780340980255
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Sceptre
Publication date: 08 August 2017
Description
By the author of the Booker longlisted The Welsh Girl, a vibrant, powerful and iconoclastic novel telling the little-known story of the Chinese in America, and of America through its Chinese. Ah Ling: son of a prostitute and a white 'ghost', di...
Community Reviews Summary of 200 reviews
Moods
emotional 44%
informative 44%
dark 22%
sad 22%
adventurous 11%
challenging 11%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 11%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 16% | N/A: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 37% | No: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.