Reviews

Border Town by Shen Congwen, Jeffrey C. Kinkley

serafyne's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

amangialardo's review against another edition

4.0

En annorlunda bok som inte påminner om någonting jag tidigare läst. Tyckte väldigt mycket om det poetiska språket ("ett stjärnskott rispade rymden" etc.) men också själva storyn i sig. Man fick väldigt tydliga bilder i huvudet när man läste och miljön var väldigt vackert beskriven.

I övrigt tycker jag det är sorgligt att biblioteket sålde den här boken för 5 kr, för jag tror många skulle uppskatta den om de faktiskt läste den. Det är nämligen en ganska mysig bok som går fort att läsa och som man får ut mycket av!

nior's review against another edition

reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

bahnree's review against another edition

5.0

Girl coming-of-age story that doesn’t end with a wedding !!!!!!!

appleinducedsleep's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

truleejenann's review against another edition

5.0

Beautifully written, this was a quick read. Cuicui live such a simple life and yet, her problems seem more pressing and real than any I’ve ever experienced. While the novel had very little plot, the ending was open-ended and somewhat unsatisfactory. I would assume No. 2 never returns... nonetheless, I really enjoyed the language and slight incorporation of Chinese words. Very well written, not sure exactly why it was banned, probably more because of the author and not the subject of the book.

partypete's review against another edition

5.0

was pretty skeptical at first that it would be kind of a monotonous yet beautiful book, but it turned out not to be pretty gripping by the end

i_have_a_book_addiction's review

hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

katy_zeng's review

3.0

Quizás es porque no estoy acostumbrada a leer clásicos, pero no logré entender mucho el trasfondo de la historia 😕

Quería empezar a leer sobre la literatura China y me recomendaron este libro, así que le dí una oportunidad y aunque me gustó la historia de Cuicui, sentí que el final fue un poco seco y sin mucho significado 🙁 

notoriousesr's review

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0