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A review by st0bbit
The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
- first 10ish chapters were so hard to get through… almost dnfed
- but wah. subsequently the story rly got into the meat of things and made up for it
- so lush and atmospheric, adored the descriptions of environment and greenery
- also uncertain and open ending but it rly does work in the favour of the book
- unsure ab the “romance”? that happens with the main character but i suppose with how complex events took place and her trauma. things aren’t supposed to feel ordinary or understandable to others, especially as she still wields anger and resentment for all that she went through (also didn’t like the implication by characters that she needs to move on. she has every right to feel hatred and to me it felt like her pain wasn’t validated enough)
- but wah. subsequently the story rly got into the meat of things and made up for it
- so lush and atmospheric, adored the descriptions of environment and greenery
- also uncertain and open ending but it rly does work in the favour of the book
- unsure ab the “romance”? that happens with the main character but i suppose with how complex events took place and her trauma. things aren’t supposed to feel ordinary or understandable to others, especially as she still wields anger and resentment for all that she went through (also didn’t like the implication by characters that she needs to move on. she has every right to feel hatred and to me it felt like her pain wasn’t validated enough)