A review by muravyevaa
To Live by Yu Hua
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Now, it's important to mention I watched the movie before reading the book (funny enough, both were a part of my movie and literature classes), so I felt like I was prepared. Oh, how wrong I was. It's a very sad book, extremely sad. At a certain point, it crashes you and the more you think about the characters harder it becomes to hold tears. I read in another review that I have a lot to say about class and that was very much on the spot. It also shows extreme character development (meaning, Fugui) under brutal life events.
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, and Terminal illness
Minor: Suicide, Pregnancy, and Excrement