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A review by kierscrivener
How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
2.25
This didn't work for me it is distant in narration and we are jumped into a middle of a narrative -several narrative jumping in and out of timelines and we end in the middle of the narrative as well. Literally in mid sentence. I understand the reason she finish mid sentence to illustrate Lucy's story is just beginning but with the story beforehand not being cohesive or satisfying the open endingness just doesn't work.
I love character focused novels so the lack of plot wouldn't have bothered me if it had of been an introspection tale. But we don't see inside Lucy (or Sam's head), it is very tell and not show. Which when the story is relying on their internal journey we don't see it is hard to be anything but bored and slightly irritated because I wanted, wanted to love this story.
I love character focused novels so the lack of plot wouldn't have bothered me if it had of been an introspection tale. But we don't see inside Lucy (or Sam's head), it is very tell and not show. Which when the story is relying on their internal journey we don't see it is hard to be anything but bored and slightly irritated because I wanted, wanted to love this story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Violence, Misogyny, Death of parent, Blood, and Xenophobia