A review by itsjunghan
The Hundred-Year Flood by Matthew Salesses

3.0

[3.5 stars] First book of 2017! I knew of Matthew Salesses through Korean adoptee community & was drawn to his first novel because I knew it included that theme. That being said, I found this one hard to get into. The first third provided a lot of exposition but also a confusion of characters & non-linear timelines that floated about in the same way that the life of Tee, the protagonist / narrator, seemed to be searching for but never quite achieving grounding & purpose. The imagery of the power & destruction of the flood itself was beautiful even if the full context for the events of Tee's life didn't reveal themselves until the final few subchapters. You may find this book to be right up your alley if you enjoy a non-linear story with a search for self at the center.