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Nope. Can't even. Great premise, failure to deliver. If I'd wanted to read a laundry list of horrible things happening to women and children, written from the point of view of a 12-year-old boy who happens to have the amazing insights of a much older man... I'd have finished reading this book.
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Overall, this book made me sad. So much sadness throughout, and a little hope. That is what keeps you reading, the hope for something better.
William Eng has just turned 12 and has lived in an orphanage since he was 7. On his one day out William sees a woman, Willow Frost, in a movie whom he believes is his mother,who William thought was deceased. William is determined to find Willow and find out the truth. I liked William and Willow and felt horrible for all the bad stuff they went through but the book never really grabbed me. It does paint a good picture of what it was like to be a Chinese American during the 1920's and 1930's. I ab
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Interesting look at the Chinese American immigrant experience, but a little hard to do the willing suspension of disbelief bit in parts.
Very sad, but very well written.
A heartbreaking and beautifully written story!
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