240 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250835871
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Publication date: 19 April 2022
Description
From one of the most highly celebrated young Chinese writers, three dazzling novellas of Northeast China, mixing realism, mysticism, and noir.An inventor dreams of escaping his drab surroundings in a flying machine. A criminal, trapped beneath a f...
Community Reviews Summary of 51 reviews
Moods
dark 61%
mysterious 55%
challenging 44%
emotional 27%
adventurous 22%
tense 22%
hopeful 11%
sad 11%
informative 5%
Pace
slow 17%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Character: 21% | Plot: 21%Strong character development?
Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 23% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 15% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 72% | No: 18% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 38% | N/A: 7% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Torture, AlcoholismMinor
Gore
240 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250835871
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Publication date: 19 April 2022
Description
From one of the most highly celebrated young Chinese writers, three dazzling novellas of Northeast China, mixing realism, mysticism, and noir.An inventor dreams of escaping his drab surroundings in a flying machine. A criminal, trapped beneath a f...
Community Reviews Summary of 51 reviews
Moods
dark 61%
mysterious 55%
challenging 44%
emotional 27%
adventurous 22%
tense 22%
hopeful 11%
sad 11%
informative 5%
Pace
slow 17%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 57% | Character: 21% | Plot: 21%Strong character development?
Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 23% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 15% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 72% | No: 18% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 38% | N/A: 7% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Torture, AlcoholismMinor
Gore