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A review by holmesstorybooks
A Sheltered Woman by Yiyun Li
4.0
This was my first read for the Underhyped Readathon, running from the 26/27th of February and running until the 4-5th of March in 2016.
For such a short story, this is a fantastic piece.
Li manages to pack so much into such a tiny space and some of the lines in this narrative were beautiful. I don't want to talk about the plot, because if I say anything more than the blurb, it will spoil it. But this story really looks at themes like motherhood, what it means to be a woman, to have your own identity and the choices we make.
Auntie Mei is a really interesting protagonist because she works in a way that allows the reader to write their own self onto her, as if she were a blank slate.
I loved this story and I'm looking forward to reading more of Yuyin Li's work.
For such a short story, this is a fantastic piece.
Li manages to pack so much into such a tiny space and some of the lines in this narrative were beautiful. I don't want to talk about the plot, because if I say anything more than the blurb, it will spoil it. But this story really looks at themes like motherhood, what it means to be a woman, to have your own identity and the choices we make.
Auntie Mei is a really interesting protagonist because she works in a way that allows the reader to write their own self onto her, as if she were a blank slate.
I loved this story and I'm looking forward to reading more of Yuyin Li's work.