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A review by grumpalaurus
The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin
3.0
3.5 stars. For me this had a very strong beginning to middle, and then started to falter. The graphic violence, while a standard piece of most westerns (which I would consider this novel to be), did not always seem to serve the story's forward momentum and eventually started to make the novel feel repetitive. For example, the especially violent storyline that plays out in the last third of the book with the "giant" outlaw felt out of place and didn't add anything for me, making the story drag.
The writing was beautiful, causing me to pause and re-read sentences here and there, and I loved the element of the travelling miracle show, especially the characters of Hazel and Hunter. I also greatly enjoyed reading a western from the point of view of a Chinese-American, by a Chinese author- something that I haven't come across before. I would read another title by this author and think others will likely very much enjoy this book, it just wasn't a 5-star read for me personally.
The writing was beautiful, causing me to pause and re-read sentences here and there, and I loved the element of the travelling miracle show, especially the characters of Hazel and Hunter. I also greatly enjoyed reading a western from the point of view of a Chinese-American, by a Chinese author- something that I haven't come across before. I would read another title by this author and think others will likely very much enjoy this book, it just wasn't a 5-star read for me personally.