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448 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781451698084
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 10 September 2013
Description
In vivid prose, Axie recounts how she is forcibly separated from her mother and siblings, apprenticed to a doctor, and how she and her husband parlay the sale of a few bottles of “Lunar Tablets for Female Complaint” into a thriving midwifery busi...
Community Reviews Summary of 768 reviews
Moods
informative 43%
sad 43%
challenging 30%
dark 30%
inspiring 30%
tense 26%
reflective 21%
adventurous 17%
hopeful 13%
mysterious 8%
funny 4%
lighthearted 4%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 47% | A mix: 47% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 10% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Abortion, DeathModerate
Misogyny, Sexual assault, Domestic abuseMinor
Miscarriage, Rape, Suicide attempt
448 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781451698084
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 10 September 2013
Description
In vivid prose, Axie recounts how she is forcibly separated from her mother and siblings, apprenticed to a doctor, and how she and her husband parlay the sale of a few bottles of “Lunar Tablets for Female Complaint” into a thriving midwifery busi...
Community Reviews Summary of 768 reviews
Moods
informative 43%
sad 43%
challenging 30%
dark 30%
inspiring 30%
tense 26%
reflective 21%
adventurous 17%
hopeful 13%
mysterious 8%
funny 4%
lighthearted 4%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 47% | A mix: 47% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 10% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Abortion, DeathModerate
Misogyny, Sexual assault, Domestic abuseMinor
Miscarriage, Rape, Suicide attempt