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A review by danaerinw
Sour Heart by Jenny Zhang
2.0
Before I really start this review, I want to get this out of the way first: this book left me frustrated and disappointed.
After reading the first short story, which I enjoyed, I was looking forward to reading the rest of the stories in this book. It quickly became apparent though why We Love Crispina was the first story: it was the strongest and the editor knew that it would be lost if it was placed anywhere else in this book. From there, the language became crude and sexual. This wasn't something that frustrated me, just a warning to other readers. What did frustrate me though was that there was no distinction in the voices of the narrator from story to story. In fact, you could have told me that it was the same girl at different points in her life and I would have believed you.
I finally decided that the only way I was going to finish this book was to put it down and come back to it and read certain stories at specific points. I wish this book could have just focused on Christina, I could have read an entire novel about her and her family.
After reading the first short story, which I enjoyed, I was looking forward to reading the rest of the stories in this book. It quickly became apparent though why We Love Crispina was the first story: it was the strongest and the editor knew that it would be lost if it was placed anywhere else in this book. From there, the language became crude and sexual. This wasn't something that frustrated me, just a warning to other readers. What did frustrate me though was that there was no distinction in the voices of the narrator from story to story. In fact, you could have told me that it was the same girl at different points in her life and I would have believed you.
I finally decided that the only way I was going to finish this book was to put it down and come back to it and read certain stories at specific points. I wish this book could have just focused on Christina, I could have read an entire novel about her and her family.