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A review by yolanda_h
Al wat goud op de bergen is by C Pam Zhang
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I give it a 4,5 instead of 5 because it took me a while to get used to the characters, the language and the storytelling. In the beginning I didn't feel very much invested in the characters and their story. But I'm very happy I continued reading. While the writing style felt distant in the beginning, after a while it felt like poetry. The characters grew on me, they are complex and layered and you get to see multiple points of view. One of them literally was a shift in the wind for my view on that person.
To me this book is about (not) belonging, searching for a home outside and inside yourself, being looked at but not being seen - but wanting to be really seen, identity, family, trauma, class, having (no) rights but most of all the right to write your own story.
To me this book is about (not) belonging, searching for a home outside and inside yourself, being looked at but not being seen - but wanting to be really seen, identity, family, trauma, class, having (no) rights but most of all the right to write your own story.
Graphic: Death, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Animal cruelty