243 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670095070
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Hamish Hamilton
Publication date: 24 May 2021
Description
A multigenerational novel of love, oppression, trauma and the pursuit of freedom, inspired in part by the author's own family history, China Room twines together the stories of a woman and a man separated by more than half a century but united by ...
Community Reviews Summary of 830 reviews
Moods
reflective 59%
sad 57%
dark 28%
challenging 27%
tense 25%
mysterious 11%
hopeful 8%
informative 7%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 2%
Pace
fast 21%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 42% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 17%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 33% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Racism, AlcoholismModerate
Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assaultMinor
Pregnancy
243 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780670095070
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Hamish Hamilton
Publication date: 24 May 2021
Description
A multigenerational novel of love, oppression, trauma and the pursuit of freedom, inspired in part by the author's own family history, China Room twines together the stories of a woman and a man separated by more than half a century but united by ...
Community Reviews Summary of 830 reviews
Moods
reflective 59%
sad 57%
dark 28%
challenging 27%
tense 25%
mysterious 11%
hopeful 8%
informative 7%
adventurous 5%
inspiring 2%
Pace
fast 21%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 42% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 17%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 33% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Racism, AlcoholismModerate
Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assaultMinor
Pregnancy