A review by bookwormione
The Four Books by Yan Lianke

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

3.5

A brutally honest and horrifying satire of the Great Leap Forward, and its disastrous consequences, as well as the communist regime. No wonder why the book is censored in China. The allegories and symbolism through the book were very efficient but some were too much for me, like the parts about

cannibalism

.