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dylankakoulli 's review for:
The Night Tiger
by Yangsze Choo
I’m definitely a sucker for a good cover and the paperback design of this book is gorgeous and possibly my (only?) favourite part about the book......
The night tiger was an ‘ok’ read and in honesty I’d probably give it at least 3 and 1/2 stars.
Starting with the best bits first, I really enjoyed the context of the story. Learning more about the Malaysian culture and Chinese folklore, as this isn’t something I’m all too familiar with. Especially the impact of the British colony on Malaysia and its people in the 1930’s
However like many other reviews I’ve read through, I was slightly thrown off by the inclusion of the romance. Personally, I just felt it was unnecessary and lowered the tone of the book too much for me. Coming across as more like a YA story in my opinion.
I also think the inclusion of the love story distracted away from the much more interesting elements of the plot too and some of the other characters, such as Ren and Yi that I would’ve liked to have been explored more.
The night tiger was an ‘ok’ read and in honesty I’d probably give it at least 3 and 1/2 stars.
Starting with the best bits first, I really enjoyed the context of the story. Learning more about the Malaysian culture and Chinese folklore, as this isn’t something I’m all too familiar with. Especially the impact of the British colony on Malaysia and its people in the 1930’s
However like many other reviews I’ve read through, I was slightly thrown off by the inclusion of the romance. Personally, I just felt it was unnecessary and lowered the tone of the book too much for me. Coming across as more like a YA story in my opinion.
I also think the inclusion of the love story distracted away from the much more interesting elements of the plot too and some of the other characters, such as Ren and Yi that I would’ve liked to have been explored more.