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A review by jerrylwei
Bangkok Wakes to Rain by Pitchaya Sudbanthad
3.0
I found this novel hard to follow. There are too many disparate stories and characters — or at least the characters should be better developed. The novel as an elegy to Bangkok gets lost in some of these stories.
The author’s style is at times beautifully lyrical and at times insipidly simple. There is no narrative rhyme or reason for this as far as I could tell.
The best story line is that of the two sisters, whose themes speak to the love of home, the pain of siblings alienated, and the traumas of losing a loved one fighting a dictatorship.
The author’s style is at times beautifully lyrical and at times insipidly simple. There is no narrative rhyme or reason for this as far as I could tell.
The best story line is that of the two sisters, whose themes speak to the love of home, the pain of siblings alienated, and the traumas of losing a loved one fighting a dictatorship.