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A review by nadia
All Who Live on Islands by Rose Lu
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I really enjoyed this collection of essays from Rose Lu!
What I loved was how each essay added to the reader's understanding of who Rose is as a person, but each had a different focus and a different style or structure. You really do feel as if Rose is sitting next to you and telling you these stories over coffee or a meal. It probably helps that I do know Rose, so I can imagine this with more accuracy. But I think anyone can open this book and immediately be drawn into learning more about the immigrant experience in New Zealand and the impact that has on growing up, education, relationships—both familial and non— and career.
Thank you, Rose, for writing such an original, open, and honest set of stories.
What I loved was how each essay added to the reader's understanding of who Rose is as a person, but each had a different focus and a different style or structure. You really do feel as if Rose is sitting next to you and telling you these stories over coffee or a meal. It probably helps that I do know Rose, so I can imagine this with more accuracy. But I think anyone can open this book and immediately be drawn into learning more about the immigrant experience in New Zealand and the impact that has on growing up, education, relationships—both familial and non— and career.
Thank you, Rose, for writing such an original, open, and honest set of stories.