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A review by knitr
The Paper Bark Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu
3.0
Hmm, lots of thoughts on this one.
The discourse in this book is quite revealing of the slight(?) difference in views on the British Empire in Singapore and India.
The mysteries is this series are not the most engaging to me. What has been of interest is the period, characters and community the author has tried to reproduce, with liberal interpretations.
I cannot make head or tail of Su Lin here, she often comes across more as a plot device for historical commentary than a full fledged character.
People are constantly talking at her, her thoughts seem disjointed and her emotions glitch.
The discourse in this book is quite revealing of the slight(?) difference in views on the British Empire in Singapore and India.
The mysteries is this series are not the most engaging to me. What has been of interest is the period, characters and community the author has tried to reproduce, with liberal interpretations.
I cannot make head or tail of Su Lin here, she often comes across more as a plot device for historical commentary than a full fledged character.
People are constantly talking at her, her thoughts seem disjointed and her emotions glitch.