A review by glossyjul
Owlish by Dorothy Tse

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Many of the reviews for this book are poor because people feel it is hard to understand, I think I will need to reread it but I think it is my favourite book that I have ever read and if you are looking for a reason to read it then let this review be it. It is magnificently surreal and the story drew me in unlike any other book. It was surreal and yet so real, although the history of Hong Kong would inform the reader in understanding the book the fantasy names of the locations make the situation ripe for parallels with any readers own environment, which undoubtedly has understood or is amidst political unreast. As a freshly graduated university student it especially ripped into parts of my psyche that haven’t been able to make tangible sense of the emotional sickness I felt at school from a very young age… the feeling that it was all done wrong.