320 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375406539
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon
Publication date: 21 September 1999
Description
In Waiting, PEN/Hemingway Award-winning author Ha Jin draws on his intimate knowledge of contemporary China to create a novel of unexpected richness and feeling. This is the story of Lin Kong, a man living in two worlds, struggling with the confli...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,013 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
sad 58%
challenging 20%
tense 17%
informative 14%
dark 11%
hopeful 11%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 44%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 32% | Yes: 23%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault, Animal crueltyModerate
PregnancyMinor
War
320 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375406539
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon
Publication date: 21 September 1999
Description
In Waiting, PEN/Hemingway Award-winning author Ha Jin draws on his intimate knowledge of contemporary China to create a novel of unexpected richness and feeling. This is the story of Lin Kong, a man living in two worlds, struggling with the confli...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,013 reviews
Moods
emotional 67%
sad 58%
challenging 20%
tense 17%
informative 14%
dark 11%
hopeful 11%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 44%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 44% | No: 32% | Yes: 23%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault, Animal crueltyModerate
PregnancyMinor
War