A review by babyruth510
The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka

3.0

In this very short novella, the narrator tells the collective stories of picture brides who came from Japan to California, having seen only a picture of their intended husbands. The men were not the young bankers and successful businessmen they were represented to be, but rather older farm hands. Rarely did these women live the lives they were promised. Because the narrator told the collective stories of the women the reader doesn't feel as connected to their stories but overall it was a good quick read.