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Four Treasures of the Sky

Jenny Tinghui Zhang

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Apr 13, 2023 Kate Wutz rated it it was amazing

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This book was gorgeous and heartbreaking—literary and beautifully written without pretension. I’d pretty much read anything Jenny Zhang has written after finishing this.

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Jul 08, 2022 Jess rated it really liked it

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It feels wrong somehow to say I "enjoyed" Four Treasures of the Sky, though it is a marvellous book - some parts were so tense I could feel my heart pounding, and content warnings abound for this - there are some really quite graphic and harrowing scenes. However, if you prepare for this, you're set for some gorgeous prose and an all-around insightful read. It's also intensely moving, and beautifully written - the use of present tense felt appropriate for Daiyou's story
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May 21, 2022 Candice rated it it was amazing

Reading this just after the racist mass murder in Buffalo brings such sadness. There are still those who would kill people who don't look like them. This is a story of a young Chinese girl, kidnapped and forced to work in a brothel in San Francisco. Her life takes her to Idaho where Chinese are not welcome. The author has done a tremendous job of bringing to light an incident that occurred in Pierre, Idaho in 1885. Her language is beautiful. A particularly interesting passage occurs where the au ...more

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