clearlyclairely 's review for:

Central Places by Delia Cai
3.0

While there were passages I found relatable as a Chinese only child woman growing up Christian in Illinois too, I thought that the author really brushed past Audrey’s inner feelings and emotions, especially at critical times like breaking up with Ben, rekindling things with Kyle, hearing that her dad had cancer, and so on. A lot of the novel was spent on her observations, and the voice was very monotone and devoid of any feeling.