Sons by Pearl S. Buck

Sons

House of Earth #2

Pearl S. Buck

13 hours, 55 minutes • first pub 1932 (editions) user-added

fiction classics historical emotional informative sad slow-paced

Description

Second in the trilogy that began with The Good Earth, Buck's classic and starkly real tale of sons rising against their honored fathers tells of the bitter struggle to the death between the old and the new in China. Revolutions sweep the vast nati...

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Community Reviews Summary of 204 reviews

Moods

emotional 66%
adventurous 58%
reflective 58%
sad 50%
challenging 33%
informative 25%
mysterious 25%
tense 25%
dark 16%

Pace

slow 83%
medium 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 44% | Character: 44% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 30% | No: 20%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 60% | No: 20% | N/A: 10% | Yes: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 60% | No: 30% | N/A: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.64

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