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To Live by Yu Hua

abaugher's review against another edition

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5.0

simple yet heartbreaking story of a foolish young man who has grown old and wise.

sottola99's review against another edition

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

5.0

elito777's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


elenamolinariiiii's review against another edition

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4.0

Fugui amico mio sei uno dei personaggi più sfortunati di cui mi è mai capitato di leggere

zuzia2137's review against another edition

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

2.0

beargardeners's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This was such an easy yet depressing read. I couldn’t put it down. Being privy to Fugui’s life through this book… has made me feel so utterly sad, yet also somewhat hopeful. Life keeps going on even when you don’t want it to.

Not a full 5 stars because I don’t know if I would recommend or reread this book again. I suppose one must be in the right headspace to do so…!

fluctuating_planes's review against another edition

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

3.25

maranazc's review against another edition

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4.0

This was actually a pretty good read. As mentioned before, it was hard to get into at first but it ultimately turned into a story of real emotion and life resilience. How even after the pain one could think of, our character still chooses to live on in a sort of peace. The writing was also quite beautiful in its own strange ways

campbellk004's review against another edition

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3.0

Idk found this book kind of boring

bittim's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5