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A review by screamdogreads
My Name Is Yip: A Novel by Paddy Crewe
5.0
Well, there we have it, my first 5-star read of 2022.
This book is incredibly difficult for me to review. It's one of those books that, just, grabbed my soul. It gave me such a rare reading experience, putting it down left me feeling almost empty, as if, I didn't quite know what to read after it, because whatever it was, it wouldn't be this.
This novel makes quite a few stylistic choices that will for sure, put some readers off of it entirely. For me, it was absolute perfection. This novel has such a fantastic voice, Yip Tolroy quickly cemented himself as one of my favorite characters to grace the world of literature. Yip's story is not a happy one, it's one of suffering, pain and injustice, despite this, I couldn't pull myself away. Though it was utterly heart-breaking to watch the horrors that Yip endures, I'm so damn delighted that I chose to read this novel.
The fact that this masterpiece is a debut is still shocking to me. Paddy Crewe could well be on his way to becoming one of my favorite authors.
This book is incredibly difficult for me to review. It's one of those books that, just, grabbed my soul. It gave me such a rare reading experience, putting it down left me feeling almost empty, as if, I didn't quite know what to read after it, because whatever it was, it wouldn't be this.
This novel makes quite a few stylistic choices that will for sure, put some readers off of it entirely. For me, it was absolute perfection. This novel has such a fantastic voice, Yip Tolroy quickly cemented himself as one of my favorite characters to grace the world of literature. Yip's story is not a happy one, it's one of suffering, pain and injustice, despite this, I couldn't pull myself away. Though it was utterly heart-breaking to watch the horrors that Yip endures, I'm so damn delighted that I chose to read this novel.
The fact that this masterpiece is a debut is still shocking to me. Paddy Crewe could well be on his way to becoming one of my favorite authors.