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Two Tales of the Moon is about a couple, Lu Li and Will who meet during an economic crisis, but also the relationship between a mother and her daughter, and all the dynamics and complexities that are inherent in such a connection. My own mother and I have always had sort of a complicated relationship.
It was wonderful to read such a smartly written story in which I saw a lot of myself and my mother’s relationship. It was unexpected but has opened a new line of thought regarding my connection with her. There is a lot about our family history that has come to light in the last several years that has caused some fundamental changes in the way we all have viewed our family. I love my mother, but I’d never say that we’ve been very emotionally close. I’m hoping to change that.
For a debut novel, I am so very impressed with Jennifer Sun. I’m certain that she didn’t write this novel with the intent that it might affect a reader the way it has affected me, but I hope that it will bring her a sense of joy and accomplishment that it has done so.
The love story of Will Donovan and Lu Li in the book is a great one, too, I don’t mean at all to ignore it. I was invested in their story throughout the book and enjoyed the interaction between the two characters very much. When I started reading this book, I was thinking it would just be a great summer read, I had no idea how it would affect me on a deeper, familial level.
Two Tales of the Moon is about a couple, Lu Li and Will who meet during an economic crisis, but also the relationship between a mother and her daughter, and all the dynamics and complexities that are inherent in such a connection. My own mother and I have always had sort of a complicated relationship.
It was wonderful to read such a smartly written story in which I saw a lot of myself and my mother’s relationship. It was unexpected but has opened a new line of thought regarding my connection with her. There is a lot about our family history that has come to light in the last several years that has caused some fundamental changes in the way we all have viewed our family. I love my mother, but I’d never say that we’ve been very emotionally close. I’m hoping to change that.
For a debut novel, I am so very impressed with Jennifer Sun. I’m certain that she didn’t write this novel with the intent that it might affect a reader the way it has affected me, but I hope that it will bring her a sense of joy and accomplishment that it has done so.
The love story of Will Donovan and Lu Li in the book is a great one, too, I don’t mean at all to ignore it. I was invested in their story throughout the book and enjoyed the interaction between the two characters very much. When I started reading this book, I was thinking it would just be a great summer read, I had no idea how it would affect me on a deeper, familial level.
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