mrzhao0916

** spoiler alert ** There are several beautiful things about this book. The writing is rich and insightful. Sometimes I would go back and read a paragraph just because it was so beautiful. The other thing I really like about this book is the empathy with which the author writes. I felt like I really understood many of the characters, and I wanted all of them to succeed, but it's clear that they can't all succeed in the way that they want to without hurting each other to some extent. The three brothers are all developed so well, and they're all so different. I could understand why Cheuh-hsin felt so helpless and why Cheuh-hui felt so empowered. The only thing I didn't really like about the book is that the tragedies felt a bit contrived in order to propel the book to its end. Ming-feng's death may have been unavoidable, but Jui-cheuh's fate seemed unnecessary.

2023-02-25 21:43