A review by mel_richmond
The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka

3.0

Normally I am the kind of person that would want more character development but I was not as bothered by the way Julie Otsuka used a lyrical prose that emphasized a collective experience while also shedding light on multiple experiences. One thing I did not appreciate was that at times it degraded other minority cultures in comparison with Japanese which felt unnecessary to the story, at least to the degree in which it was done. I also appreciated hearing the potential narrative the Americans left behind grappled with. Left me thinking