lady_elle's review against another edition
Couldn’t get attached to the characters.
lastnightsbook's review against another edition
4.0
As a recent newcomer to Canada, the book resonated with my feelings of having family and friends far away. It also guided me in a way with the manner in which family dramas progress in the novel, how one thing can change the course of a family. If you're looking for a read with a balance of both the past, the present, and the future, with ties to a far off home country, and assimilating to a new one, with the echoes of culture on it's heels, look no further than the Disappearing Moon Cafe.
lddecker's review against another edition
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
carrix2's review against another edition
3.0
Not a terrible book, but it did not hold my interest well, and now a week later, I don't remember much of it.
It's centers on a Chinese family in Canada, and follows different members of the family as they discover and deal with family secrets. The story is packed full of infidelity, questionable heritage, outright false heritage, incest, and lies.
Don't spend too much time on the family tree at the beginning, as it contains all the spoilers!
It's centers on a Chinese family in Canada, and follows different members of the family as they discover and deal with family secrets. The story is packed full of infidelity, questionable heritage, outright false heritage, incest, and lies.
Don't spend too much time on the family tree at the beginning, as it contains all the spoilers!
ralizakatherine's review
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
rebecca_nielsen's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
kaimetcalfe's review against another edition
5.0
This is a meaty book. Full of love and loss, scandal and shock, complicated relationships, convoluted family, and so many women. I feel like it's the kind of book you need to read twice to really wrap your mind around. I think I'll be pondering this one for a while.
nicnicnicolina's review against another edition
4.0
Contrary to other reviews, I really enjoyed the non-linear story telling in this work. It was easy to get lost in the chaos of timelines, but it felt intentional and well worth it
becraynor's review against another edition
4.0
I think what I love most about this book is that the stories are never quite complete, that even after returning to each one for the last time, the reader knows that there is still more to tell.
rachelini's review against another edition
4.0
It took me a while to be absorbed by this book, following a few generations of a Chinese family in Vancouver - it moves back and forth between multiple generations and multiple characters and at the beginning it didn't have the impact because I wasn't remembering the relationships. But I loved the twisty second half.