Beautiful Country: A Memoir by Qian Julie Wang

Beautiful Country: A Memoir

Qian Julie Wang with Qian Julie Wang (Narrator)

9 hours, 38 minutes first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

In Chinese, the word for America, Mei Guo, translates directly to “beautiful country.” Yet when seven-year-old Qian arrives in New York City in 1994 full of curiosity, she is overwhelmed by crushing fear and scarcity. In China, Qian’s parents were...

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Moods

emotional 85%
reflective 70%
sad 53%
inspiring 38%
challenging 34%
hopeful 30%
informative 25%
tense 16%
dark 15%
adventurous 4%
funny 3%

Pace

medium 75%
slow 15%
fast 9%

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4.3

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