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A review by readsrandiread
The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok
challenging
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.0
This is a shorty, at just 288 pages. I struggled to stay fully invested for the first bit, but the last 100 pages was unputdownable. Basically it took me a week to read the first 175 pages and an hour to read the last 100. You know what I mean?
THE LEFTOVER WOMAN is a domestic drama that tackles many hard themes: abuse, motherhood, racism, classism, adoption, immigration… And also shows a little glimpse into the complexity of the consequences of China’s one child policy.
The first 2/3 of the book was about 3.5 stars for me, the last third was 4.5 stars, so I’m settling on 4 stars.
THE LEFTOVER WOMAN is a domestic drama that tackles many hard themes: abuse, motherhood, racism, classism, adoption, immigration… And also shows a little glimpse into the complexity of the consequences of China’s one child policy.
The first 2/3 of the book was about 3.5 stars for me, the last third was 4.5 stars, so I’m settling on 4 stars.