A review by jem_ko
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo

4.0

another great folklore style piece from Vo ~ certainly a progression too in her narrative style. However, whilst I do agree that this is both A- the better of the two singing hills books & B- a standalone, i do think it helps to read The Empress of Salt and Fortune first if only to accustom yourself to Vo’s fairly unique style, the occasional way in which you will have to glide over confusing phraseology & to understand the importance of Chih and Almost Brilliant. a great read tho and certainly a reckoning with the contemporary ways of telling fantastical tales as it brings the mythic into a nice harmony with the eastern oratory tradition despite being written fiction.