A review by mazloum
Sour Heart by Jenny Zhang

3.0

An interesting collection of stories told from the point of view of young Chinese women who'd moved with their families to the US. I felt like this book was a little tough to get through, as the writing was exceedingly dense at times - though not due to information density, but rather...feeling too much? I definitely got the feeling that the author was speaking from a place that had immense value to her, but there were times when I asked myself 'why am I reading these details? They're not in service to anything in particular.'

The final story however, resonated with me; an examination of how feelings towards family change rapidly over the span of a decade or so. It doesn't fully absolve the relative dullness of some parts, but it reveals the heart within the book, making it much easier to stomach.