A review by yunsq
Braised Pork by An Yu

adventurous reflective tense

5.0

braised pork is like a quirky indie film that sets my mind spinning trying to figure out the answers - but my heart resonating and commiserating with the magic and solace it portrays. in a way, braised pork by an yu reminds me of long days journey into night, a film by Chinese film director, bi gan. 

i relished every single page of this book, from the first page till the last, with no hurry for it to end.  

braised pork is an enigmatic yet moving book. two polarisations that an yu managed to beautifully portray through this genre-bending, magical realism/mystery novel. i'll be thinking about an yu's writing, and everything her words symbolises in the coming days.