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The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok

5 reviews

sjexley's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Told from 2 POVs, this is the story of Jasmine, a Chinese nanny who works for Rebecca, a wealthy NYer. Jasmine fled to America to try to find her daughter who was taken from her at birth. While there were a lot of good twists and really great thoughts on women's roles, I did find myself skimming the pages alot.

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dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This is a parallel story between Jasmine Yang, an immigrant from China who's looking for her birth daughter, and Rebecca Whitney, a wealthy editor who seems to have the perfect family. This was my book club read for March and was a stretch read for me since it's out of my normal go-to genres. There were some really interesting elements such as family bonds, interracial/international adoption, hidden bias, white privilege, and immigration. I'd suggest reading trigger warnings for this book prior to reading since this is often listed as a suspense novel. There was a large part of the novel that did not feel as suspenseful to me which would have made me probably label this more of a drama. The audio aspect of the book was alright, though not one of my favorites. It had alternating female narrators which I find more distracting. This one was entertaining and ultimately just okay for me since some of the themes felt a little lost.

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