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The Night Tiger

Yangsze Choo

Start date: June 22, 2020

Finish date: July 23, 2020

Discussion leader: Inga

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Mar 26, 2022 Ying rated it liked it · review of another edition

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I listened to this an an audiobook, as narrated by the author. She has a great voice and did an excellent job of narrating this story (not all authors are good audiobook readers).

I really enjoyed the plot, the mystery and the intrigue of this novel. The mythology and world was well developed. The interweaving of multiple myths to form this narrative was done quite well. I think the world building felt real and complex. Malaysia here is portrayed as a multicultural world, and characters from many ...more

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Jul 23, 2020 Evan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Close to five stars. A very cool concept, the characters are well-written and the POV characters (except William) are all very likeable. The 1930s colonial Malaya setting is a really interesting clash of worlds, in particular the mix of Chinese and Malaysian mythology and then how it affects everyone in the book (Malay, Chinese and Brits). The author clearly has a love of food as well, with the foods constantly referenced throughout the book. I love when authors do this.

I wasn't a huge fan of th ...more

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