A review by alyssa_max
How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang

5.0

Excellent reimagining of the Gold Rush/Wild West era through the lens of a Chinese immigrant family searching for a sense of identity and home. I loved the elements of Chinese mythology and magical realism throughout the book. I think there are many parallels to Tea Obreht’s recent novel “Inland,” although this is certainly a faster read.

Small trigger warning for descriptions of death and a corpse early in the novel (not a spoiler).