A review by aweekinthelife
Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

a little slow to start but then i got pulled into the story, especially the relationship between Meilin and Renshu. at times heart-wrenching in a very real way (loss of family in war, estrangement and separation due to resources and borders). 

wish Renshu/Henry would've been more open to sharing his life with his wife and daughter but the story also helped me to understand why some families lose information about their cultural heritage between generations

memorable quote:

In all these years of building his English, his Chinese has leaked away. There are phrases he no longer utters, syllables his tongue no longer pronounces, entire lexicons he no longer speaks. A language may be infinite, but a person is not. Henry cannot hold on to every word, thought, idea, memory. He would be so full that he wouldn't be able to move.