Realistic and thought-provoking, 命运抽奖 (The Fate Lottery) by 谢智慧 (Xie Zhihui) tells a story about a young girl with gamblers for parents who’s been given a chance of being reborn into a new family.
Summary: 郑茜 (Zheng Qian), with gamblers for parents and constantly living a life of being constantly harassed by loan sharks, is invited to take part in a lottery that gives her the chance to be reborn into a new family. She soon finds herself having to face her dark side.
Tropes/Genres: • real issues (e.g. gambling) • fantasy • magical realism • science fiction • time travel
Review: This book really shows the dark sides of human nature. Jealousy, arrogance, greed. This book shows it all. It even sheds light on the problem of gambling addiction and how it affects the people around us. It also shows what people can do for their own selfish needs.
The characters in this book, particularly Zheng Qian and Zishan, are three-dimensional. They are not portrayed as perfect people and have their flaws. The conflict between the two main characters was very realistic. I think the revelation of their true colours was well paced.
I highly recommend this book. It is truly thought-provoking, making readers see how you can’t truly know a person until you face difficulty. You need to be able to read Chinese to read this, though, because there isn’t an English translation.
This book really shows the dark sides of human nature. Jealousy, arrogance, greed. This book shows it all. It even sheds light on the problem of gambling addiction and how it affects the people around us. It also shows what people can do for their own selfish needs. I like how the characters are 3D. They are not portrayed as perfect people and they have their flaws. The conflict between the two main characters was very realistic and I admire that. The author has done a good job with this book. I highly recommend it.