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A review by tegan_michelle
Freedom Swimmer by Wai Chim
4.0
I met the wonderful Wai Chim last year, and have been so excited to read this book ever since!
Freedom Swimmer was an emotional, and informative historical text, that was infused with real history (both personal and world wide).
I loved the little snippets of romance between Ming and Fei, even though it was very clear early on that their hopeful romance would not become fruitful. I also adored the friendship that was built between Ming and Li throughout the book. It was amazing to see true comradery take place, even in such tough times. As such, the ending unsurprisingly shattered my heart a little. Although it definitely felt as if there was some sort of chemistry between Li and Fei during the novel, I never thought that a romance would actually take place, especially with the grief of Ming's perceived death.
Admittedly, I found this book to be a bit slow to begin with, as I was anxiously waiting the time when Ming set out to freedom swim, but by the end, I was only so glad to have waited it out.
Freedom Swimmer was an emotional, and informative historical text, that was infused with real history (both personal and world wide).
I loved the little snippets of romance between Ming and Fei, even though it was very clear early on that their hopeful romance would not become fruitful. I also adored the friendship that was built between Ming and Li throughout the book. It was amazing to see true comradery take place, even in such tough times. As such, the ending unsurprisingly shattered my heart a little. Although it definitely felt as if there was some sort of chemistry between Li and Fei during the novel, I never thought that a romance would actually take place, especially with the grief of Ming's perceived death.
Admittedly, I found this book to be a bit slow to begin with, as I was anxiously waiting the time when Ming set out to freedom swim, but by the end, I was only so glad to have waited it out.