The Border of Paradise by Esmé Weijun Wang

The Border of Paradise

Esmé Weijun Wang

286 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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An epic tale of one iconoclastic family's inheritance of madness — and money — in Brooklyn, Taiwan, and Northern CaliforniaIn booming postwar Brooklyn, the Nowak Piano Company is an American success story. There is just one problem: the Nowak’s on...

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Community Reviews Summary of 278 reviews

Moods

dark 92%
tense 52%
challenging 48%
emotional 44%
sad 44%
reflective 20%
mysterious 16%
adventurous 4%

Pace

medium 64%
slow 32%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 70% | A mix: 30%

Strong character development?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 5%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 57% | No: 38% | Yes: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 94% | No: 5%

Average rating

3.94

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