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cnotelilly 's review for:
Four Treasures of the Sky
by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
This book is beautifully written. I have so many highlights. I posted a few of my favorites. But it is a challenging read. At first, I didn't think all of the details at the beginning were necessary but after reading the author's note, I see why it was. As Tinghui-Zhang says "My hope is that this book brings the United States’ history of anti-Chinese violence out of scholarship and research and into our collective memory."
There are atrocities that are hard to read but also there are amazingly good parts as it is folded into "etymologies" (for lack of a better word) of Chinese characters. I loved all of those nuggets so much, being someone who wishes she knew more Chinese.
There are atrocities that are hard to read but also there are amazingly good parts as it is folded into "etymologies" (for lack of a better word) of Chinese characters. I loved all of those nuggets so much, being someone who wishes she knew more Chinese.