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Four Treasures of the Sky
by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
It’s hard to put to words about this book. After finishing it I felt…heartbroken? Once I realized this fiction is built upon a true historical event then I understood better why the story ended the way it did. But what a journey! And I truly felt for Daiyu all the way. I’ve been rooting for her after watching her stumbling and coming out strong only to stumble again and again…it’s definitely an emotional rollercoaster for me.
The book is written in a way as if someone else is telling the story. There is no actual “conversation” with no dialogue but more like a recounting of someone else who overheard the conversations. I really appreciate the imagination of who these people were that led to the real-life historical event (as it seems so little was known).
What’s more, this book also tied in various events that occurred to Chinese immigrants to America in late 19th century. I have a tendency to look up things while I read and definitely learned a lot from this book.
As a newly immigrated Asian American myself, and married into a Chinese American family in which half of it had a few generations already established in America, it’s a great way for me to learn and appreciate Asian American history.
The book is written in a way as if someone else is telling the story. There is no actual “conversation” with no dialogue but more like a recounting of someone else who overheard the conversations. I really appreciate the imagination of who these people were that led to the real-life historical event (as it seems so little was known).
What’s more, this book also tied in various events that occurred to Chinese immigrants to America in late 19th century. I have a tendency to look up things while I read and definitely learned a lot from this book.
As a newly immigrated Asian American myself, and married into a Chinese American family in which half of it had a few generations already established in America, it’s a great way for me to learn and appreciate Asian American history.