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A review by aguiarbibs
Fiona and Jane by Jean Chen Ho
4.0
4.5
I want to see how this book holds up in my mind but upon finishing it a 4.5 feels right.
I understand there's a lot of controversy around this book, people saying it has a misleading synopsis. However, maybe because I didn't give much stock to the synopsis or at least didn't make a lot of assumptions based on it, I really enjoyed this book.
I honestly think that, if not for the bad marketing surrounding this book it would have a way better rating than it currently has on goodreads.
It is not a story about friends. It is the story of two asian women, who happened to be best friends, navigating life. Even though the two are always linked and are mentioned, ultimately the book is about how each one has their own problems and how they overcome them or don't.
I think it is best described as a true literary fiction where though lives are interconnected and there's something to be seen of a friendship there, the book focuses on real world problems characters go through.
It is real, cruel and heartbreakingly beautiful.
I want to see how this book holds up in my mind but upon finishing it a 4.5 feels right.
I understand there's a lot of controversy around this book, people saying it has a misleading synopsis. However, maybe because I didn't give much stock to the synopsis or at least didn't make a lot of assumptions based on it, I really enjoyed this book.
I honestly think that, if not for the bad marketing surrounding this book it would have a way better rating than it currently has on goodreads.
It is not a story about friends. It is the story of two asian women, who happened to be best friends, navigating life. Even though the two are always linked and are mentioned, ultimately the book is about how each one has their own problems and how they overcome them or don't.
I think it is best described as a true literary fiction where though lives are interconnected and there's something to be seen of a friendship there, the book focuses on real world problems characters go through.
It is real, cruel and heartbreakingly beautiful.