Half a Lifelong Romance by Eileen Chang

Half a Lifelong Romance

Eileen Chang with Karen S. Kingsbury (Translator)

376 pages • first pub 1948 (editions)

fiction classics romance emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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From one of twentieth-century China's greatest writers and the author of Lust, Caution, this is an unforgettable story of a love affair set in 1930s Shanghai. Manjing is a young worker in a Shanghai factory, where she meets Shujun, the son of weal...

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Community Reviews Summary of 243 reviews

Moods

sad 86%
emotional 80%
reflective 46%
dark 40%
tense 26%
challenging 13%
informative 3%
mysterious 3%
relaxing 3%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 46%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 52% | Character: 26% | Plot: 21%

Strong character development?

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

Loveable characters?

Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 8% | N/A: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 34% | Yes: 34% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

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

Average rating

3.94

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