Gold Boy, Emerald Girl by Yiyun Li

Gold Boy, Emerald Girl

Yiyun Li

221 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction short stories emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Description

In these spellbinding stories, Yiyun Li, a Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award winner, a MacArthur Fellow, and one of The New Yorker’s top 20 fiction writers under 40, gives us exquisite stories in which politics and folklore magnificently illuminate t...

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Community Reviews Summary of 254 reviews

Moods

sad 77%
reflective 66%
emotional 55%
dark 22%
hopeful 22%
inspiring 22%
challenging 11%
mysterious 11%
tense 11%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 37%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 87% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 37% | No: 25% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 12%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 62% | No: 25% | Yes: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.6

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