A review by mjsteimle
What We Were Promised by Lucy Tan
3.0
2.5 stars
This is a novel about a wealthy Chinese family. Early in their marriage Lina and Wei left China to do graduate school in America. A couple of decades later they return to China, where Wei works as an executive at a US-based advertising company. Wei's brother, Qiang, re-enters their lives, which causes all of them to reflect on the past.
I found this book to be okay. The beginning captured my interest but over time I grew bored with the characters and the slow pace of the story.
This is a novel about a wealthy Chinese family. Early in their marriage Lina and Wei left China to do graduate school in America. A couple of decades later they return to China, where Wei works as an executive at a US-based advertising company. Wei's brother, Qiang, re-enters their lives, which causes all of them to reflect on the past.
I found this book to be okay. The beginning captured my interest but over time I grew bored with the characters and the slow pace of the story.