sarah984's review
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is a satirical novel about a woman trying to get redress for a relatively minor slight (her husband treating their sham divorce meant to circumvent the one child law as real and marrying another woman) and being failed repeatedly by officials talking big about protecting the people while only caring about their own position. Parts of this are really funny and you have to respect the main character’s can-do attitude in the face of everything, but I didn't really care for the ending.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Medical content, Misogyny, and Suicide
Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, Alcohol, Car accident, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Abortion
saarahn's review against another edition
This translation is too clunky and I couldn’t appreciate the legal jargon and details.
evelina96's review against another edition
3.0
En intressant satir som till stor del handlar om korruption förklädd till en tragisk berättelse om kvinnan Li och hennes processande.
opalthefruit's review
3.0
I assume this works much better if you're familiar with Chinese politics at county level but I quite liked it. saw the film first though and liked that more
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