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A review by readsbyvan
When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin
4.0
this was SUCH a good children’s book, and i’d definitely recommend it to any younger readers.
i absolutely LOVED how chinese mythology was incorporated, especially the intermission stories. i also think everything was arranged EXTREMELY well, and it was amazing how everything clicked in the end, how all these povs we witness suddenly make sense, how everything is linked and connected, like dominos, with one thing happening after the other.
however, i felt that there could’ve been a little more of character development, especially with our main characters, pinmei and yishan. throughout the entirety of the book, there wasn’t much change to them and they stayed relatively the same. i also felt that the end reveal of yishan being the man of the moon was a little abrupt, and there could’ve be more clues or hints that would lead to that big reveal.
overall, i did enjoy this book and i loved some of the morales that it teaches us, especially the way it’s shown through the different stories and the book itself, which makes it easier for younger children to understand.
i absolutely LOVED how chinese mythology was incorporated, especially the intermission stories. i also think everything was arranged EXTREMELY well, and it was amazing how everything clicked in the end, how all these povs we witness suddenly make sense, how everything is linked and connected, like dominos, with one thing happening after the other.
however, i felt that there could’ve been a little more of character development, especially with our main characters, pinmei and yishan. throughout the entirety of the book, there wasn’t much change to them and they stayed relatively the same. i also felt that the end reveal of yishan being the man of the moon was a little abrupt, and there could’ve be more clues or hints that would lead to that big reveal.
overall, i did enjoy this book and i loved some of the morales that it teaches us, especially the way it’s shown through the different stories and the book itself, which makes it easier for younger children to understand.