The Stolen Bicycle by Wu Ming-Yi

The Stolen Bicycle

Wu Ming-Yi with Darryl Sterk (Translator)

376 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical reflective slow-paced
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On a quest to explain how and why his father mysteriously disappeared twenty years ago, a writer embarks on an epic journey in search of a stolen bicycle and soon finds himself immersed in the strangely overlapping histories of the Japanese milita...

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Community Reviews

3.74
based on 313 reviews

Moods

reflective: 82%

informative: 66%

emotional: 38%

adventurous: 30%

mysterious: 30%

challenging: 28%

sad: 28%

dark: 17%

inspiring: 17%

hopeful: 15%

funny: 5%

lighthearted: 2%

tense: 2%

Pace

43% of readers chose medium
56% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

14% of readers chose Plot
71% of readers chose A mix
14% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

32% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
29% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

36% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

51% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

13% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
46% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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