256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250835864
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Publication date: 19 April 2022
Description
From one of the most highly celebrated young Chinese writers, three dazzling novellas of Northeast China, mixing realism, mysticism, and noir. An inventor dreams of escaping his drab surroundings in a flying machine. A criminal, trapped beneat...
Community Reviews Summary of 40 reviews
Moods
dark 58%
mysterious 58%
challenging 41%
adventurous 23%
emotional 23%
tense 23%
hopeful 11%
sad 11%
informative 5%
Pace
slow 18%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 23% | Plot: 23%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33% | No: 25% | N/A: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 33% | N/A: 16% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | N/A: 10% | No: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 33% | N/A: 8% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Torture, AlcoholismMinor
Gore
256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250835864
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Publication date: 19 April 2022
Description
From one of the most highly celebrated young Chinese writers, three dazzling novellas of Northeast China, mixing realism, mysticism, and noir. An inventor dreams of escaping his drab surroundings in a flying machine. A criminal, trapped beneat...
Community Reviews Summary of 40 reviews
Moods
dark 58%
mysterious 58%
challenging 41%
adventurous 23%
emotional 23%
tense 23%
hopeful 11%
sad 11%
informative 5%
Pace
slow 18%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 53% | Character: 23% | Plot: 23%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33% | No: 25% | N/A: 8%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 33% | N/A: 16% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | N/A: 10% | No: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 33% | N/A: 8% | No: 8%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Torture, AlcoholismMinor
Gore