288 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
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Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
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Description
The most ambitious work of fiction by a writer widely considered the most important novelist working in China today In this darkly comic novel, a group of women inhabits a world of constant surveillance, where informants lurk in the flower beds an...
Community Reviews Summary of 52 reviews
Moods
dark 33%
mysterious 33%
adventurous 22%
funny 22%
reflective 22%
sad 11%
Pace
medium 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 25% | N/A: 25%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 83% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 83% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 33% | No: 16%Average rating
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288 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The most ambitious work of fiction by a writer widely considered the most important novelist working in China today In this darkly comic novel, a group of women inhabits a world of constant surveillance, where informants lurk in the flower beds an...
Community Reviews Summary of 52 reviews
Moods
dark 33%
mysterious 33%
adventurous 22%
funny 22%
reflective 22%
sad 11%
Pace
medium 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 25% | N/A: 25%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 83% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 83% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 33% | No: 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.