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The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo

18 reviews

katastrophi's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

This has me enthusiastic about reading her other works. I was transported immediately into the world she built and absorbed in the tale. I appreciated Ji Lin's intelligence, resourcefulness, loyalty, and ferocity.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Colonisation

Moderate: Gore, Vomit, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Sexism, Stalking, Slavery, and Child death

silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition

mysterious 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

4.0

Rating this four stars for now, but may come back and tweak that after I figure out what I think of some of the themes and situations in the book. It was definitely an engaging read regardless, though not, in my opinion, quite as entrancing as The Ghost Bride.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage

Minor: Suicide, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Infidelity

marigold_faye's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Infertility, Murder, Death, Gun violence, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent, Incest, and Child death

obfuscatress's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Progressing from a languid look into the lives of two young people to a dizzying, complex mystery that's rich with legend, this novel is a stunning foray into magical realism that draws expertly on its setting. Its unique atmosphere will keep you engaged, turning page after page long into the night.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Incest, Murder, and Infertility

marvelmania's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Medical content, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Child death, Incest, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, and Medical trauma

_fallinglight_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was fantastic, practically perfect. Even though this book was super slow I was engrossed and enjoyed a lot. I liked the adventure feel of the story with the countdown to retrieve and bury the doctor's finger. The powerful recreation of a 1931 Malaya. At points, I did feel like I could see the 1931 Ipoh and Batu Gajah, in spite of my aphantasia. And the telenovela feel! Books that read like a telenovela are always such a treat to me. Now, I'm not super thrilled with the romance (I'm almost never into romances until and if the writing and buildup makes me get into them, and I'll read whatever as long as I like it). But did I get turned on by Ji Lin and Shin? Yeah lol so that's what matters at the end of the day for me. All the boring, faux appalled people can go cry about it and leave Yangsze alone. If you sit there and think about it, what Yangsze Choo did was just a more bolder, spicier childhood friends to lovers and that one most everyone's into so stfu. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Minor: Incest and Miscarriage

jazhandz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

I have a three strike policy with books: writing style, characters, plot. I could tell right away that I didn’t care for the writing style (strike one), and Ren was the only character I cared about (strike two, given how many characters this book is stuffed with). But the plot hooked me, so I kept reading. I would describe this choice as a mistake. The payoff was incredibly not worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Medical content, Child death, and Sexual harassment

katherine_alexis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Murder

medini_l's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Medical content, Abandonment, Blood, Medical trauma, Incest, Domestic abuse, Colonisation, and Child death

sweekune's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

4.25/5

Audiobook narrated by the author.

Told from several points of view, The Night Tiger is a mysterious tale that draws you in. A dressmaker's apprentice, an orphaned house boy and a British doctor are drawn into the same mystery from different angles, surrounded by weretigers, amputated fingers and Chinese & Malay folklore and superstition.

- The different point of view were very distinct. some are told in first person, others in third and they all had their own separate voice and personality. I enjoyed Ren's parts (the house boy) the most but all were well done. informative but leaving enough unseen and unsaid to keep the intrigue.

- The whole book was very atmospheric and the feel of the different places and environments came across well. There were some dream sections where this was particularly notable.

- The author's narration was excellent and brought the story to life. As above, it was easy to tell which character's point of view was the present one due to the tone.

A strange but fascinating mystery story. Perfect for those who enjoy magical realism, Asian folklore and a good winding mystery.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Medical content, Sexual content, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, and Violence