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A review by wendys_lit
Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
oof! this was good, and then it was okay, and then it was good again...i had trouble keeping this on, for some reason. it may have been the audiobook choice i did with it? i feel like the narrator was certainly trying to give a dramatic performance but it came off a little...less authentic?! not sure how to describe that!
the story of a girl being kidnapped, and trying to find her way back to her home, through dark, traumatic events and mysterious new faces, that i enjoyed. however, the characters fell flat here and there. i was never fully captured by them, and so my interest in the plot wavered from time to time and felt as if i was dragging on. while i appreciate the author's note and a story of chinese citizens in america during this time, neither the prose nor the characters left much for me to be attached to.
THAT BEING SAID...it's still a decent read! when the book had me, it had me. dai is incredibly strong girl, who's circumstances were awful and bleak, but managed to maintain will to survive throughout it all. i learned a little bit of history, too, which is always fun for me.
the story of a girl being kidnapped, and trying to find her way back to her home, through dark, traumatic events and mysterious new faces, that i enjoyed. however, the characters fell flat here and there. i was never fully captured by them, and so my interest in the plot wavered from time to time and felt as if i was dragging on. while i appreciate the author's note and a story of chinese citizens in america during this time, neither the prose nor the characters left much for me to be attached to.
THAT BEING SAID...it's still a decent read! when the book had me, it had me. dai is incredibly strong girl, who's circumstances were awful and bleak, but managed to maintain will to survive throughout it all. i learned a little bit of history, too, which is always fun for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape