268 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780544263703
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date: 06 September 2016
Description
From the author of The Welsh Girl comes a groundbreaking, provocative new novel. Sly, funny, intelligent, and artfully structured, The Fortunes recasts American history through the lives of Chinese Americans and reimagines the multigenerational...
Community Reviews Summary of 194 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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268 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780544263703
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date: 06 September 2016
Description
From the author of The Welsh Girl comes a groundbreaking, provocative new novel. Sly, funny, intelligent, and artfully structured, The Fortunes recasts American history through the lives of Chinese Americans and reimagines the multigenerational...
Community Reviews Summary of 194 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.