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Vagabonds
by Hao Jingfang
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book is hard to discuss because the plot is basically following students who left Mars as "exchanger students" to study on Earth returning to Earth, along with delegates from Earth. It's a tense time in Martian-Earth politics, and the students are realizing home isn't the same that they imagined it.
This book dissects capitalism, living as an individual versus a collective, disconnect from a culture you thought was yours, and the cyclical nature of politics and revolutions in such a tight and reflective way. The writing - and the translation - was stunning. Both Hao and Liu have talent with words and it shows. It's definitely slow, and I was kind of disappointed in its pace at the beginning. But, then it caught me and wound me in. And left me considering it for months after. I long to re-read it.
This book dissects capitalism, living as an individual versus a collective, disconnect from a culture you thought was yours, and the cyclical nature of politics and revolutions in such a tight and reflective way. The writing - and the translation - was stunning. Both Hao and Liu have talent with words and it shows. It's definitely slow, and I was kind of disappointed in its pace at the beginning. But, then it caught me and wound me in. And left me considering it for months after. I long to re-read it.