clementine
Written on Oct 25, 2019
This is another one where the child protagonist seems like a stretch. The early Communist China setting here is well-developed and compelling, but the characters never quite seemed real to me. The narrative lacks complexity overall. It's a fine read, but there was nothing about that impressed me technically or that I think will stay with me for very long. I think this would be a good read for teenagers looking to read fiction about other cultural and historical contexts, but I'm looking for something a little more stimulating and rigourous.