384 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780804170475
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Anchor Books
Publication date: 04 August 2015
Description
An NPR Best Book of the Year London translator Iona Kirkpatrick is at work on a new project: a collection of letters and diaries by a Chinese punk guitarist named Kublai Jian. As she translates the handwritten pages, a story of romance and revolu...
Community Reviews Summary of 143 reviews
Moods
emotional 83%
challenging 33%
mysterious 33%
sad 33%
adventurous 16%
funny 16%
hopeful 16%
informative 16%
inspiring 16%
lighthearted 16%
tense 16%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Moderate
Death, Suicide, Death of parentMinor
Violence, War384 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780804170475
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Anchor Books
Publication date: 04 August 2015
Description
An NPR Best Book of the Year London translator Iona Kirkpatrick is at work on a new project: a collection of letters and diaries by a Chinese punk guitarist named Kublai Jian. As she translates the handwritten pages, a story of romance and revolu...
Community Reviews Summary of 143 reviews
Moods
emotional 83%
challenging 33%
mysterious 33%
sad 33%
adventurous 16%
funny 16%
hopeful 16%
informative 16%
inspiring 16%
lighthearted 16%
tense 16%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Death, Suicide, Death of parentMinor
Violence, War