Chinatown by Thuận
Chinatown

Thuận

Chinatown

Thuận with Thuận (Translator)

184 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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An abandoned package is discovered in the Paris Metro: the subway workers suspect it’s a terrorist bomb. A Vietnamese woman sitting nearby, her son asleep on her shoulder, waits and begins to reflect on her life, from her constrained childhood in ...

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Community Reviews

3.56
based on 156 reviews

Moods

reflective: 90%

challenging: 51%

emotional: 37%

sad: 32%

mysterious: 16%

dark: 9%

tense: 9%

funny: 4%

inspiring: 4%

adventurous: 2%

hopeful: 2%

informative: 2%

lighthearted: 2%


Pace

7% of readers chose fast
18% of readers chose medium
73% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
3% of readers chose A mix
86% of readers chose Character
6% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

9% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
48% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

22% of readers chose Yes
51% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
11% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

66% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

55% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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