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A review by shoadkins
Red String Theory by Lauren Kung Jessen
5.0
I listened to the audiobook version of this book during an emergency roadtrip I took with my MIL. We spent 4 days together attached at the hip, and we listened to the audiobook every time we were in the car, pausing to exchange thoughts, jokes, or reminders. We’ve had a rough few days and this book gave us a reason to laugh and escape from our shared reality.
At one point, she asked me, “Doesn’t Jack remind you of your husband? Rooney makes me think of you. He’s the more introverted one, and you’re the more extroverted, bubbly personality. You push him out of his comfort zone.” And I told her, “Yes, actually. I can totally see it.”
The author seamlessly weaves in bits and pieces of Chinese culture into the fabric of the story, I like to think using red string. The writing is deeply illustrative and made me feel like I was an active passenger with my hands up on the ride, sitting right behind Jack and Rooney. There’s romance, but there’s something more too. Something that feels bigger.
I don’t know if I’d made a conscious choice to download the audiobook, or if it was fate. But maybe it was both.
At one point, she asked me, “Doesn’t Jack remind you of your husband? Rooney makes me think of you. He’s the more introverted one, and you’re the more extroverted, bubbly personality. You push him out of his comfort zone.” And I told her, “Yes, actually. I can totally see it.”
The author seamlessly weaves in bits and pieces of Chinese culture into the fabric of the story, I like to think using red string. The writing is deeply illustrative and made me feel like I was an active passenger with my hands up on the ride, sitting right behind Jack and Rooney. There’s romance, but there’s something more too. Something that feels bigger.
I don’t know if I’d made a conscious choice to download the audiobook, or if it was fate. But maybe it was both.