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flicker_black 's review for:
Four Treasures of the Sky
by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
If I was asked to describe this book using one word, it would be "poignant", once in a while you come across a book which after you finish reading, you thinking to yourself "now this is a book that has power to change people's perception, it is a story that MUST be told and more importantly heard by the masses." That's what this book did to me, it was a rich and harrowing story of series of unfortunate events but these are very possible events that probably has happened to thousands of people and hence it is important that someone writes it down which is why such a high rating for this book from me and for my standards.
To choose your context and settings is one thing but to execute it is a whole different thing and as a reader, it is safe to say that this writer sure can write, she has this ability to shift between poetic musing and direct, raw details without flinching. There are metaphors from which you can draw your meanings, you have morally grey characters presented in a very humane manner and the main character - it would be a safe bet against any "average" human who reads this book to "feel" something, to have them rooting for the escape of the main character from these forsaken mess that life is putting them true, but of course, it's life, that happy ending never arrives.
The fact that this was loosely based on real life incident made the book even powerful, it was both educational and powerful.
Only reason that I am not giving it a higher ratings is because I didn't really connect or "vibe" with the whole Daiyu ghost, I get why it was used and there could be different interpretations of it even but it just didn't click for me, the book would've been shorter and crisper without it, but that of course is just a subjective opinion.
To choose your context and settings is one thing but to execute it is a whole different thing and as a reader, it is safe to say that this writer sure can write, she has this ability to shift between poetic musing and direct, raw details without flinching. There are metaphors from which you can draw your meanings, you have morally grey characters presented in a very humane manner and the main character - it would be a safe bet against any "average" human who reads this book to "feel" something, to have them rooting for the escape of the main character from these forsaken mess that life is putting them true, but of course, it's life, that happy ending never arrives.
The fact that this was loosely based on real life incident made the book even powerful, it was both educational and powerful.
Only reason that I am not giving it a higher ratings is because I didn't really connect or "vibe" with the whole Daiyu ghost, I get why it was used and there could be different interpretations of it even but it just didn't click for me, the book would've been shorter and crisper without it, but that of course is just a subjective opinion.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Xenophobia, Trafficking