A review by taffymyametalumi
Braised Pork by An Yu

4.0

It took me a bit to realize what this book was about, but once I understood I started to like it a lot! After her husband dies in their bathtub, Wu Jia Jia finds a mysterious drawing of a fishman by his body. She could never connect with him when he was alive, so she goes on a journey to discover the origin of the fishman drawing. This is a story about human and family connections, about the weight of guilt, and the freedom of letting go.

I'm gonna lie, it's a strange story, and I didn't like the beginning of the story much, but the middle and ending were lovely. Jia Jia grew on me over the course of the story, but I didn't think too much about the other characters. This truly felt like her story.

Thanks to Netgalley for a review copy :)