A review by safsaf118
China Room by Sunjeev Sahota

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Grabbed this book off the shelf at the library on a whim and honestly was pretty impressed. I actually still think about this every now and then, the story really stuck with me - especially the flashbacks. It was pretty tense in the second half, I was gripping the book ferociously. The modern story didn't stick with me as much, and I found myself just wanting to get through his chapters and back to the more interesting flashbacks. I've had bad experiences with some of the Booker Prize books but this one might have just redeemed that...