A review by sarah984
The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I liked the concept of this but the actual book was a slog. Extremely predictable plot, super flat characters (especially the women) and these extremely long sentences strung together with so many ands that by the end I forgot what the sentence was about. Some of the nature writing is good but I couldn't recommend this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Colonisation, Grief, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Gore, Blood, Chronic illness, and Misogyny

Minor: Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Drug use, and Stalking