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266 reviews for:

Green Frog

Gina Chung

4.11 AVERAGE

djmcg's review

3.0

reflective sad medium-paced

joysanwhoa's review

3.75

challenging reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

beingagnes's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

On my 30th birthday I took myself to a bookstore with the not-so-simple quest of picking a book for myself I have never seen before. This was my pick and what a fitting pick it was.

I already knew I tend to love Asian and Asian-American writers so I guessed I’d ennoy it a lot. All the stories are abouz women and womanhood and they served as opportunities to contemplate on the past or about the future in this very round milestone of my life.

Short story writers can feel repetitive sometimes if they get hooked on a recipe that works, but Gina Chung twisted the PoVs and life periods to serve a wife arrangement. Loved it a lot.

dede_in_zimm's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

suadaleskaj's review

4.25

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

While some of the recurring motifs in these short stories started to become a bit repetitive towards the end, I did quite enjoy Chung’s writing style. Three stories stuck out to me a lot, and they will stay with me for some time!