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lian_tanner's review
4.0
I can't work out which of the Rozan books I like more - the ones written from Bill's pov or the ones written from Lydia Chin's pov. This one is Lydia, and the details of Chinatown and its mores add to the great writing to create another fascinating story. Plus of course the very slow moving relationship between Lydia and Bill and the question of whether they will or will not eventually get together ...
ncrabb's review
1.0
I'll continue with this series, but this one left me bored, restless, and yearning for the back cover. Too many non-English names to keep track of, and I wasn't invested enough to care. The author gets one more chance. Life's too short to slog through a substandard book.
bob_muller's review
4.0
A Bitter Feast is an excellent entry in the series, this time from Lydia Chin's perspective. The Chinese-American details made me feel I was part of the community, very well done. I did guess the basic solution about half way through, very New York nineties plot resolution, and the plot doesn't wear very well with the years I'm afraid, but the characters and writing do make it better.
clambook's review
3.0
This is the fifth Bill Smith/Lydia Chin mystery I've read by a hugely undervalued SJ Rozan. Rozan alternates between Chin (in this one) and Smith as the first-person voice. Chin is a feisty Chinese-American, Smith a grizzled vet of the PI racket. Part of the charm of the understated series is the quiet mating dance they do. Another is the NYC backdrop, especially Chinatown . There are a dozen books in the series, and I'll read them all.
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