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After a slow first third, this book has a well structured plot with twists and turns but events and motivations are explained in the text rather than revealed as the story unfolds. Rather cliched with the poor, artistic character being more sympathetic than the successful characters, who are portrayed as self absorbed. I would like to have had more in depth exploration of the interesting question, as to whether a Chinese child is better adopted by a well to do family in he US or to be brought up by it's poor natural mother in China. Some unbelievably twee events, and all ends so very neatly tied up at the end, it felt contrived. Not for me.
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The book was in excellent condition and arrived even sooner than predicted. As always with this author the story was enthralling with surprise twists throughout.
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Love Celeste Ng as a writer. This is the second book of hers that I've read and have been enamoured with both. Love her style, insights and just great storytelling.
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interesting insight into American middle class life.
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great book
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