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rianainthestacks 's review for:
Four Treasures of the Sky
by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
Oh my, I wasn’t expecting such an ending to be honest! Definitely be ready for struggles and depressing topics when you go into this one. But also be ready for a character and story full of heart and words that need to be heard. The writing here kept me rapt, so many small details woven throughout the tale that all connect, just like the tapestries of the tale. Like Daiyu ponderings on the Chinese characters of words, their individual meaning as well as combined meanings, and the very meanings behind the calligraphy strokes themselves. Then there’s the folklore aspects that wind throughout, creating a magical realism that is certainly part escape but how much of which is Internal of external cannot be pinpointed.
A lot here also on identity, names, creating our own stories, building off the stories of our ancestors and others who came before us, striking out on your own, taking risks for the things that matter the most, the cruel hypocrisy of humanity, and so much more.
A lot here also on identity, names, creating our own stories, building off the stories of our ancestors and others who came before us, striking out on your own, taking risks for the things that matter the most, the cruel hypocrisy of humanity, and so much more.