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A review by gnitro
Beijing Doll by Chun Sue
3.0
I was pretty excited to read this book, but sadly was left a bit meh by the end of it. There was so many times Chun Sue was discussing school, family life, or the most interesting parts of Rock n Roll and bands in China, but ended up just constantly going back to her dysfunctional relationships. Every time the author would start a topic that sounded intriguing, it would swing right back to a relationship. There just wasn't enough balance between the two, that I didn't feel like this was a voice or statement of a generation as it pumps itself up to be.
Please don't get me wrong, I had no issue with hearing about her relationships, as they are very key to the book. I just really liked the discussion of Rock N' Roll, whether it be foreign bands or bands within China. I kept hoping we'd hear more about her thoughts on the subject. Even with her dealing with school or home life, it would build up and then kind of just drop out, without fully detailing her experience. Everything felt like a cliff notes except her relationships and their issues.
In the end I'd give this a 2.75 out of five. I liked some of it and it grabbed my interest early on, but I got bored with a lot of it by the halfway point.
Please don't get me wrong, I had no issue with hearing about her relationships, as they are very key to the book. I just really liked the discussion of Rock N' Roll, whether it be foreign bands or bands within China. I kept hoping we'd hear more about her thoughts on the subject. Even with her dealing with school or home life, it would build up and then kind of just drop out, without fully detailing her experience. Everything felt like a cliff notes except her relationships and their issues.
In the end I'd give this a 2.75 out of five. I liked some of it and it grabbed my interest early on, but I got bored with a lot of it by the halfway point.