A review by megankholley
The Unpassing by Chia-Chia Lin

4.0

This book is incredibly sad. The writing is absolutely beautiful. I have so many thoughts, but ultimately I think it is a portrait of what can happen to people in complete isolation, along with the internalization of emotions. We need one another. I found large portions of it difficult to read, the father forcing his son to eat, the seemingly complete neglect of the children, the absolute loneliness of each character living under one roof. Then there are more layers of complexity, immigration, the language barrier, the foreign and frozen setting, the economic challenges. The worst part is that there really is no resolution or infusion of hope. It just ends.