This book is a very good read. I bought it because it won the Giller and I' m not disappointed at all over the purcahse. (I bought it from Bookware House on Broadway at 20% off. It's on sale at the Chapters.ca website for much better than that.) Similar in style to "Jade Peony" by Wayson Choy, another book by a Chinese Canadian, the chapters are narratives from different characters linked to a same story. The writing is very strong and elegant. Sometimes, it was too nicely written...I'm not so well read that I could get into the glamorous writing easily all the time. The story of the discovery of this literary star is as good as the book. Apparently, he found himself on the same boat cruise as Margaret Atwood and he asked her to read it. She obliged and it was off to the races. Good book, buy it now!!!! 5/5 stars. (368 pages. Total for the year: 2412 pages)
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