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A review by 2treads
Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Lee knows exactly what she wants to bring to the table with this finale, her characters keep going through challenges, learning, and growing through every triumph and defeat.
So many choices have come home to roost for the Kauls, still under siege by their wily and determined enemy, with familial dynamics that have changed and become strained; new avenues opening up, and a brewing unrest against Green Bones.
The stage widens to include a new generation that wants to exist beyond the rigidity of 'the Green Bone way', that wishes for the clans and all they stand for to disappear, and to integrate jade into new and innovative ways to benefit society.
What was the highlight for me is the way Lee uses generational change and intergenerational interplay to show the divergent schools of thought and maturation happening in the younger generations. How they are choosing different paths than was planned or expected in their own effort to find and be true to their developing, independent identities.
What disappointed me was the lack of Abukei character representation and explanation. Their story is one that would have further brought Kekon to life.
So many choices have come home to roost for the Kauls, still under siege by their wily and determined enemy, with familial dynamics that have changed and become strained; new avenues opening up, and a brewing unrest against Green Bones.
The stage widens to include a new generation that wants to exist beyond the rigidity of 'the Green Bone way', that wishes for the clans and all they stand for to disappear, and to integrate jade into new and innovative ways to benefit society.
What was the highlight for me is the way Lee uses generational change and intergenerational interplay to show the divergent schools of thought and maturation happening in the younger generations. How they are choosing different paths than was planned or expected in their own effort to find and be true to their developing, independent identities.
What disappointed me was the lack of Abukei character representation and explanation. Their story is one that would have further brought Kekon to life.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Torture, Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, and Grief
Minor: Death and Death of parent