Brothers by Carlos Rojas, Eileen Cheng-yin Chow, Yu Hua

Brothers

兄弟 Xiong Di #1

Carlos Rojas, Eileen Cheng-yin Chow, Yu Hua

656 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction historical funny reflective slow-paced
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A bestseller in China, recently short-listed for the Man Asian Literary Prize, and a winner of France’s Prix Courrier International, Brothers is an epic and wildly unhinged black comedy of modern Chinese society running amok.Here is China as we’ve...

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Community Reviews Summary of 191 reviews

Moods

emotional 82%
funny 70%
reflective 52%
dark 47%
sad 47%
adventurous 29%
challenging 29%
tense 23%
hopeful 17%
informative 17%
inspiring 5%

Pace

medium 58%
slow 29%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 16%

Strong character development?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 15% | N/A: 7%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 46% | No: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 41% | Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 16%

Average rating

3.92

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