A review by btothebooks
How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This is a really personal score - its a great book, but I had a hard time getting through it. I can objectively see why it got the raves it did (and we’ll deserved), but it wasn’t one I much enjoyed. A lot of descriptive text and a unique narrative voice. 

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