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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
I liked the concept of this book but it was so frustrating to read! I did appreciate the depth that the author went into about China’s one child policy. I knew little about it and I felt that the explanations really added to the entirety of the story.
However, I had trouble keeping up with the timeline between the characters because they weren’t quite in sync but weren’t far enough in the past to be that noticeable either. It came off like someone wasn’t paying attention to detail rather than having it be pertinent to the storyline. The two main characters were the overly stereotyped versions of their races, which I guess was the point, but again was super frustrating to read. A few of the situations made no sense at all (running into a childhood friend coincidentally in one of the biggest cities in the US, working so hard to find your child and then just leaving???). I wanted to much to love this story but I just couldn’t get behind it.
However, I had trouble keeping up with the timeline between the characters because they weren’t quite in sync but weren’t far enough in the past to be that noticeable either. It came off like someone wasn’t paying attention to detail rather than having it be pertinent to the storyline. The two main characters were the overly stereotyped versions of their races, which I guess was the point, but again was super frustrating to read. A few of the situations made no sense at all (running into a childhood friend coincidentally in one of the biggest cities in the US, working so hard to find your child and then just leaving???). I wanted to much to love this story but I just couldn’t get behind it.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I liked this book well enough. It tells the story of an illegal Chinese immigrant woman who escapes her abusive husband to come to the United States to find her daughter, given away by her husband without her knowledge. The story that unfolds is one of a mother's love and the many sacrifices that a woman will make for her children. The book was surprisingly twisty near the end which I appreciated.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Quite a stretch to call this a mystery or a thriller, but it was fine. Just fine.
The plot twists got me!!! I really enjoyed this one. Dual POV with themes of motherhood, immigration/assimilation, classism and racism, all wrapped into a suspenseful plot.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes