349 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780812973341
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Publication date: 16 February 2010
Description
In luminous prose, award-winning author Yiyun Li weaves together the lives of unforgettable characters who are forced to make moral choices, and choices for survival, in China in the late 1970s. Morning dawns on the provincial city of Muddy River...
Community Reviews Summary of 253 reviews
Moods
sad 78%
emotional 56%
reflective 43%
challenging 34%
tense 34%
informative 26%
adventurous 4%
mysterious 4%
Pace
slow 30%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 41% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 23%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 44% | N/A: 5% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 75% | No: 20% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 68% | N/A: 21% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal deathModerate
Sexual assault, Cancer, Child abuseMinor
Miscarriage, Vomit, Alcoholism
349 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780812973341
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Publication date: 16 February 2010
Description
In luminous prose, award-winning author Yiyun Li weaves together the lives of unforgettable characters who are forced to make moral choices, and choices for survival, in China in the late 1970s. Morning dawns on the provincial city of Muddy River...
Community Reviews Summary of 253 reviews
Moods
sad 78%
emotional 56%
reflective 43%
challenging 34%
tense 34%
informative 26%
adventurous 4%
mysterious 4%
Pace
slow 30%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 41% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 23%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 44% | N/A: 5% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 75% | No: 20% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 68% | N/A: 21% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal deathModerate
Sexual assault, Cancer, Child abuseMinor
Miscarriage, Vomit, Alcoholism