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A review by charlottejones952
A Sheltered Woman by Yiyun Li
3.0
I've been interested in this short story for a while and decided to listen to it on audiobook through BookBeat.
Despite being the equivalent of just 52 pages, there was a depth and a tension in this story that kept me intrigued from being to end. Auntie Mei is an enigmatic figure who is at times poignant as well as hilarious. There was no plot as such but the story was an interesting study of these characters and their experience as Chinese Americans.
Overall I really enjoyed this short story but I feel that it could be a whole novel or at least a novella. I would recommend this to anyone looking to read more diverse fiction and that enjoy quiet stories.
Despite being the equivalent of just 52 pages, there was a depth and a tension in this story that kept me intrigued from being to end. Auntie Mei is an enigmatic figure who is at times poignant as well as hilarious. There was no plot as such but the story was an interesting study of these characters and their experience as Chinese Americans.
Overall I really enjoyed this short story but I feel that it could be a whole novel or at least a novella. I would recommend this to anyone looking to read more diverse fiction and that enjoy quiet stories.