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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Young Daiyu navigates life in late 1890’s America, trying to survive ordeal after ordeal in the brutal American west.
Beautiful and sad, an incredible untold history of Chinese immigration and gold rush Idaho.
I would love to read more books like this one, but will need a lighter palate cleanser in between them.
Highly recommend this book if and when you are in a good mental place to handle the traumas the main character endures.
I would love to read more books like this one, but will need a lighter palate cleanser in between them.
Highly recommend this book if and when you are in a good mental place to handle the traumas the main character endures.
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Gorgeously written with compelling characters and important, thought upsetting, morals and lessons
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Chills. This book is art. I love the way the meaning of Chinese characters is woven in throughout the story. I also really appreciate how much beauty is shown, even though there is a lot of tragedy. What a great book to cap off AAPI heritage month.
I think this is more like a 4.5 for me but feeling generous so rounding up? Anyway I did really enjoy it. Helped me realize historical fiction (when well-done) is maybe one of my favorite genres now. Beautifully written, the writing flows so smoothly. Lifting up a dark corner of our history that hasn't gotten much attention. The author manages the fine line of navigating trauma without brutalizing her readers.