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A review by ladyr
Daughters of the Dragon: A Comfort Woman's Story by William Andrews
3.0
3.5 stars.
The history behind this story is one I am ashamed to say I knew nothing about and I am very glad I now know about this horrific part of history. The first 200 pages or so make for some brutal reading.
However as a novel something just didn’t gel for me - I didn’t like the present tense narrative sections and Anna as a character just seemed naive and immature.
I also thought the comb part of the story was over-hyped.
Maybe - because it was written by a man - it lacked some of the subtlety and more emotional nuances required to really make this story ring true for me (although I admire the author massively for his passion and dedication to his research of the subject).
The history behind this story is one I am ashamed to say I knew nothing about and I am very glad I now know about this horrific part of history. The first 200 pages or so make for some brutal reading.
However as a novel something just didn’t gel for me - I didn’t like the present tense narrative sections and Anna as a character just seemed naive and immature.
I also thought the comb part of the story was over-hyped.
Maybe - because it was written by a man - it lacked some of the subtlety and more emotional nuances required to really make this story ring true for me (although I admire the author massively for his passion and dedication to his research of the subject).