320 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780062345431
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harper
Publication date: 14 April 2015
Description
A sweeping debut spanning from China to Hawaii that follows four generations of a wealthy shipping family whose rise and decline is riddled with secrets and tragic love--from a young, powerful new voice in fiction.At the turn of the nineteenth cen...
Community Reviews Summary of 133 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
sad 50%
mysterious 30%
challenging 20%
dark 20%
tense 20%
hopeful 10%
informative 10%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 62% | No: 25% | N/A: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 28%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, Death of parentModerate
Rape, Death, Sexual assaultMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Physical abuse
320 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780062345431
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harper
Publication date: 14 April 2015
Description
A sweeping debut spanning from China to Hawaii that follows four generations of a wealthy shipping family whose rise and decline is riddled with secrets and tragic love--from a young, powerful new voice in fiction.At the turn of the nineteenth cen...
Community Reviews Summary of 133 reviews
Moods
reflective 70%
sad 50%
mysterious 30%
challenging 20%
dark 20%
tense 20%
hopeful 10%
informative 10%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 62% | No: 25% | N/A: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 28%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, Death of parentModerate
Rape, Death, Sexual assaultMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Physical abuse