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Summary of 78 reviews
Moods
adventurous 50%
informative 50%
sad 50%
hopeful 25%
reflective 25%
Pace
slow 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 25% | Plot: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
400 pages | first published 2001
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Anna, the narrator of this riveting first novel, lives in a storybook world: exotic pre- World War II Shanghai, with handsome young parents, wealth, and comfort. Her father, the son of missionaries, leads a charmed and secretive life, though his g...Book Information
400 pages | first published 2001
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ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
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Description
Anna, the narrator of this riveting first novel, lives in a storybook world: exotic pre- World War II Shanghai, with handsome young parents, wealth, and comfort. Her father, the son of missionaries, leads a charmed and secretive life, though his g...Book information
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Community Reviews
Summary of 78 reviews
Moods
adventurous 50%
informative 50%
sad 50%
hopeful 25%
reflective 25%
Pace
slow 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 25% | Plot: 25%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating