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When the Sea Turned to Silver
by Grace Lin
Grace Lin weaves together Chinese mythology and fiction to tell the story of Pinmei, the storyteller's granddaughter, who finds her own voice when she undertakes a quest to save her grandmother from the tyrannical Tiger King. Along the way she pauses to tell what I assume are traditional Chinese stories, which end up weaving into the people Pinmei encounters along her journey. I appreciated how well-researched and integrated the story was, the world building was solid and I felt I had a better understanding of some traditional Chinese stories. This book is also formatted beautifully. The accompanying illustrations and chapter title designs are stunning ad capture Chinese-style artwork.
I was interested in Pinmei's own story, but not completely gripped. Towards the end I found her defeat of the Tiger King hard to follow, I ended up skimming the last few chapters and was happy to know the story ended happily ever after. I enjoyed the stories interested throughout the book more. When visiting a place with bad wifi with my younger sister I ended up cherry-picking a few stories from this book to read aloud while Netflix loaded, and they were greatly enjoyed. This book is worth a read but may not be for everyone.
I was interested in Pinmei's own story, but not completely gripped. Towards the end I found her defeat of the Tiger King hard to follow, I ended up skimming the last few chapters and was happy to know the story ended happily ever after. I enjoyed the stories interested throughout the book more. When visiting a place with bad wifi with my younger sister I ended up cherry-picking a few stories from this book to read aloud while Netflix loaded, and they were greatly enjoyed. This book is worth a read but may not be for everyone.