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A review by serafyne
Big Breasts and Wide Hips by Mo Yan
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
I think this is a well written book but I did not enjoy reading it at all. I hated the protagonist and most of the book was spent in their head so I struggled with that.
It is a very violent novel set during a very tumultuous period of history. At times I felt like the lingering descriptions of violence, especially against women, felt a bit gratuitous.
I thought some of the other characters were quite compelling but we only see or hear of them through the unlikeable narrator and they get increasingly less time as the novel goes on.
At various points throughout the novel, I would would finish a scene and think, well at least it can't get worse than that! And then it did. 🙃
I would read another of the author's books but I only finished this one because I was reading it for a bookclub.
It is a very violent novel set during a very tumultuous period of history. At times I felt like the lingering descriptions of violence, especially against women, felt a bit gratuitous.
I thought some of the other characters were quite compelling but we only see or hear of them through the unlikeable narrator and they get increasingly less time as the novel goes on.
At various points throughout the novel, I would would finish a scene and think, well at least it can't get worse than that! And then it did. 🙃
I would read another of the author's books but I only finished this one because I was reading it for a bookclub.