Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Child death, DeathModerate
Suicide, Infidelity, Racial slursCommunity Reviews
Summary of 41679 reviews
Moods
sad 75%
reflective 61%
dark 44%
mysterious 41%
tense 28%
challenging 19%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 3%
adventurous 1%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 24% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 27% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 2%Average rating
214 pages | first published 2014
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ISBN/UID: 9781101634615
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 26 June 2014
Description
So begins the story of this exquisite debut novel, about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee; their middle daughter, a girl who inherited her mother’s bright blue eyes and...Book Information
214 pages | first published 2014
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ISBN/UID: 9781101634615
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 26 June 2014
Description
So begins the story of this exquisite debut novel, about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee; their middle daughter, a girl who inherited her mother’s bright blue eyes and...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Child death, DeathModerate
Suicide, Infidelity, Racial slursCommunity Reviews
Summary of 41679 reviews
Moods
sad 75%
reflective 61%
dark 44%
mysterious 41%
tense 28%
challenging 19%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 3%
adventurous 1%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 24% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 27% | No: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 2%Average rating