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I've been meaning to read this ages -- I even had a copy on my shelves. So I was glad for the excuse to sit down and read it. I was slow at times because bad stuff was looming -- some of it I was right about and sometimes McHugh fooled me. But I especially loved Zhang's journey and how he almost accidentally ended up taking control of his life. ...more
I've been meaning to read this ages -- I even had a copy on my shelves. So I was glad for the excuse to sit down and read it. I was slow at times because bad stuff was looming -- some of it I was right about and sometimes McHugh fooled me. But I especially loved Zhang's journey and how he almost accidentally ended up taking control of his life. ...more
This was a really interesting book. Not plot driven at all, it weaves in and out of a few characters' perspectives, loosely tied together. The characters themselves are the point of the book, and McHugh does an excellent job of creating their world in vivid, emotional detail. One of those books that sort of creates a layer between how you see the world, like a colored light gel...if that makes any sense.
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