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A review by agirlandabook85
We, The Survivors by Tash Aw
4.0
This was a really interesting read, set in Malaysia it tells the story of Ah Hock a convicted murderer. Told in a non linear narrative we learn of his life leading up to that day he took a life which as it transpires is being told via interview. This narrative is interspersed with short chapters covering his life in the present day.
The story is a slow burner, it is an exploration of his thoughts and memories trying to understand why he did what he did on that day and due to its non linear delivery you have to piece together the puzzle that is Ah Hock’s story. It was a teasing narrative you would skirt around the murder and then it would jump to another point in time and the reader was left hanging.
This book above all made me think, it posed questions about corruption, social mobility, prejudices and the effect of a business decision made in a boardroom on the other side of the world can have on an individual life.
I really enjoyed this book my only slight criticism is I wanted to learn more about his current life I had so many unanswered questions when it finished.
The story is a slow burner, it is an exploration of his thoughts and memories trying to understand why he did what he did on that day and due to its non linear delivery you have to piece together the puzzle that is Ah Hock’s story. It was a teasing narrative you would skirt around the murder and then it would jump to another point in time and the reader was left hanging.
This book above all made me think, it posed questions about corruption, social mobility, prejudices and the effect of a business decision made in a boardroom on the other side of the world can have on an individual life.
I really enjoyed this book my only slight criticism is I wanted to learn more about his current life I had so many unanswered questions when it finished.