Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
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Torture, WarCommunity Reviews
Summary of 160 reviews
Moods
emotional 50%
reflective 50%
tense 50%
adventurous 33%
dark 33%
hopeful 33%
informative 33%
inspiring 33%
sad 33%
Pace
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Average rating
368 pages | first published 2004
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ISBN/UID: 0375422765
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Ha Jin’s masterful new novel casts a searchlight into a forgotten corner of modern history, the experience of Chinese soldiers held in U.S. POW camps during the Korean War. In 1951 Yu Yuan, a scholarly and self-effacing clerical officer in Mao’s “...Book Information
368 pages | first published 2004
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ISBN/UID: 0375422765
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Ha Jin’s masterful new novel casts a searchlight into a forgotten corner of modern history, the experience of Chinese soldiers held in U.S. POW camps during the Korean War. In 1951 Yu Yuan, a scholarly and self-effacing clerical officer in Mao’s “...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Torture, WarCommunity Reviews
Summary of 160 reviews
Moods
emotional 50%
reflective 50%
tense 50%
adventurous 33%
dark 33%
hopeful 33%
informative 33%
inspiring 33%
sad 33%
Pace
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%Average rating