240 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802148711
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 14 April 2020
Description
Beautiful, dreamlike, and utterly intoxicating, Braised Pork is the beguiling debut of an outstandingly talented young writer who is based in China but writes in English One autumn morning, Jia Jia walks into the bathroom of her lavish Beijing ap...
Community Reviews Summary of 807 reviews
Moods
reflective 76%
emotional 37%
dark 34%
sad 23%
challenging 18%
adventurous 14%
hopeful 10%
tense 10%
funny 2%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 3% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 17% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 35% | No: 31% | Yes: 31% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 48% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Sexual content, SuicideModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attemptMinor
Cancer, Death of parent, Infertility240 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780802148711
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 14 April 2020
Description
Beautiful, dreamlike, and utterly intoxicating, Braised Pork is the beguiling debut of an outstandingly talented young writer who is based in China but writes in English One autumn morning, Jia Jia walks into the bathroom of her lavish Beijing ap...
Community Reviews Summary of 807 reviews
Moods
reflective 76%
emotional 37%
dark 34%
sad 23%
challenging 18%
adventurous 14%
hopeful 10%
tense 10%
funny 2%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 65% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 3% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 17% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 35% | No: 31% | Yes: 31% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 48% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Sexual content, SuicideModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attemptMinor
Cancer, Death of parent, Infertility