A review by stefan_lennemyr
Skogens salt by Nguyễn Huy Thiệp

mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.0

Short stores with a similar feel and tone that courses through them all. There’s a tension between new and old, life and death, happiness and sadness that leaves the reader exhausted.