Swimming Back to Trout River by Linda Rui Feng

Swimming Back to Trout River

Linda Rui Feng

272 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Description

In the summer of 1986, in a small Chinese village, ten-year-old Junie receives a momentous letter from her parents, who had left for America years ago: her father promises to return home and collect her by her twelfth birthday. But Junie’s growing...

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Community Reviews Summary of 292 reviews

Moods

emotional 81%
reflective 78%
sad 67%
hopeful 19%
informative 13%
inspiring 12%
dark 10%
challenging 8%
adventurous 7%
mysterious 3%
tense 2%
funny 1%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 40%
fast 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 78% | A mix: 21%

Strong character development?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 83% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.96

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