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81 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780146001765
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 01 January 1995
Description
A witty and risqué account of a young boy's mystical birth and early school days in Imperial ChinaCao Xueqin was living in poverty near Peking when he wrote his celebrated The Story of the Stone (c. 1760), the greatest masterpiece of all the class...
Community Reviews Summary of 17 reviews
Moods
challenging 66%
lighthearted 66%
reflective 66%
mysterious 33%
Pace
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 100%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating
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81 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780146001765
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 01 January 1995
Description
A witty and risqué account of a young boy's mystical birth and early school days in Imperial ChinaCao Xueqin was living in poverty near Peking when he wrote his celebrated The Story of the Stone (c. 1760), the greatest masterpiece of all the class...
Community Reviews Summary of 17 reviews
Moods
challenging 66%
lighthearted 66%
reflective 66%
mysterious 33%
Pace
medium 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 100%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.