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A review by thebookishbint
Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
5.0
“In calligraphy, as in life, we do not retouch strokes, Master Wang often said. We must accept that what is done is done.”
I was not expecting to be such a heavy read but it was and it had me teary. I was not aware of the origin story of this book so that made things even more depressing. Daiyu is such resilient young girl that has to battle against so much of the issues that she experiences. Zhang beautifully writes in a way that you feel you are living with her, hoping that her next encounter with a person is a good one.
The writing was atmospheric and melodious to some extent especially with the way calligraphy plays such a huge role in it. As well as that, I have never heard about the persecutions that Chinese people has experienced in the 1880s in America. Subhanallah, there is just so much that we do not know and thankfully through works of literature like this, we can educate ourselves. Please read trigger warnings before reading as it deals with emotive topics.
I was not expecting to be such a heavy read but it was and it had me teary. I was not aware of the origin story of this book so that made things even more depressing. Daiyu is such resilient young girl that has to battle against so much of the issues that she experiences. Zhang beautifully writes in a way that you feel you are living with her, hoping that her next encounter with a person is a good one.
The writing was atmospheric and melodious to some extent especially with the way calligraphy plays such a huge role in it. As well as that, I have never heard about the persecutions that Chinese people has experienced in the 1880s in America. Subhanallah, there is just so much that we do not know and thankfully through works of literature like this, we can educate ourselves. Please read trigger warnings before reading as it deals with emotive topics.