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linh15_10's review against another edition
4.0
A book I will think about a lot and I think I’ll appreciate it more if I reread it again
newson66's review against another edition
5.0
Arriving very late to the Timothy Mo party I greatly enjoyed the novel. It appeared to continue somewhat Sarkhan another fictitious book set in murky South East Asian politics but published a couple of decades earlier.
omipotent's review against another edition
5.0
I was going to rap Timothy once more on this writing skills, 'it takes a long time to say anything in old entish'. Hes got a vivid imagination, one that can sometimes take a while to get to the point. But man was a blown off the hinges by this one; its definitly super underrated. Underlying meanings: what to make of the world after the 20th century, the contrast between backwater countries with the 20th century technology, how peoples lives get chuncked up into news headlines, how we are as imperfect, cowardly, snap decision making creatures in the heat of the moment behave in the face of impossible decisions. And to put a cherry on top the main character is the sleaziest, manipulative little gay Asian rat bag with a self depreciating sense of humour who you hate but at the same time can't. It had all the elements of a perfect 3 dimensional story. Yeah, just cut down on the waffle. That will stick with me.
bent's review against another edition
5.0
A fascinating, thinly-veiled fictitious account of East Timor's bid for independence. The events are viewed through the eyes of Adolf Ng, a witness to the whole process, who's main concern is trying to survive and escape with his life. It's incredibly depressing to watch as Danu's attempt at independence starts with optimism and ends in despair as Indonesian crushes the fledgling country and brings it under its control, while the world watches. Devastating.
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