352 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007680399
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Flamingo
Publication date: 19 February 2001
Description
LuLing Young is now in her eighties, and finally beginning to feel the effects of old age. Trying to hold on to the evaporating past, she begins to write down all that she can remember of her life as a girl in China. Meanwhile, her daughter Ruth, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,244 reviews
Moods
reflective 76%
sad 44%
hopeful 28%
inspiring 20%
challenging 19%
mysterious 18%
dark 15%
adventurous 11%
informative 10%
tense 7%
funny 3%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 2% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 69% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Dementia, Suicide, Suicide attemptModerate
Death, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assaultMinor
Pedophilia, Ableism, Child death
352 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007680399
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Flamingo
Publication date: 19 February 2001
Description
LuLing Young is now in her eighties, and finally beginning to feel the effects of old age. Trying to hold on to the evaporating past, she begins to write down all that she can remember of her life as a girl in China. Meanwhile, her daughter Ruth, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,244 reviews
Moods
reflective 76%
sad 44%
hopeful 28%
inspiring 20%
challenging 19%
mysterious 18%
dark 15%
adventurous 11%
informative 10%
tense 7%
funny 3%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
slow 31%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 63% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 2% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 69% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Dementia, Suicide, Suicide attemptModerate
Death, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assaultMinor
Pedophilia, Ableism, Child death