A review by bookreviewswithkb
River East, River West by Aube Rey Lescure

dark emotional reflective tense
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

thank you partner @bibliolifestyle and @williammorrowbooks for the gifted copy! 

so. much. melancholy. this book is dark and gloomy. it’s a meditation on home, on a sense of belonging, on family and identity embedded within a historical context of China from the mid-80s through the great recession. i think the author is reaching for an understanding of the lengths we will go to in order to be seen, to feel wanted

all of the characters are unlikeable and some of the scenes made my skin crawl! this is not a book that made me cry, but it was emotional. it made me so uncomfortable and i think that was part of the point 
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