400 pages • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: B08Y8JC6DW
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Amazon Crossing
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In this sprawling, award-winning novel, celebrated Chinese writer Liu Xinwu cordially invites you to an epic, riotous, and moving neighborhood feast. On a December morning in 1982, the courtyard of a Beijing siheyuan—a lively quadrangle of home...
Community Reviews Summary of 21 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 62%
funny 50%
reflective 37%
adventurous 12%
emotional 12%
Pace
slow 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 14%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 42% | Yes: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 28% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Emotional abuse, Alcohol, ViolenceMinor
Death of parent
400 pages • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: B08Y8JC6DW
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Amazon Crossing
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In this sprawling, award-winning novel, celebrated Chinese writer Liu Xinwu cordially invites you to an epic, riotous, and moving neighborhood feast. On a December morning in 1982, the courtyard of a Beijing siheyuan—a lively quadrangle of home...
Community Reviews Summary of 21 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 62%
funny 50%
reflective 37%
adventurous 12%
emotional 12%
Pace
slow 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 14%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 42% | Yes: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 28% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Emotional abuse, Alcohol, ViolenceMinor
Death of parent