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Bestiary
- A Novel
- De: K-Ming Chang
- Narrado por: Catherine Ho, Nancy Wu, Ren Hanami
- Duración: 9 h
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 35
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 31
One evening, Mother tells Daughter a story about a tiger spirit who lived in a woman’s body. She was called Hu Gu Po, and she hungered to eat children, especially their toes. Soon afterward, Daughter awakes with a tiger tail. And more mysterious events follow: Holes in the backyard spit up letters penned by her grandmother; a visiting aunt arrives with snakes in her belly; a brother tests the possibility of flight. All the while, Daughter is falling for Ben, a neighborhood girl with strange powers of her own.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful, Highly Stylized, Not A Casual Read
- De Liz en 01-15-23
- Bestiary
- A Novel
- De: K-Ming Chang
- Narrado por: Catherine Ho, Nancy Wu, Ren Hanami
Beautiful, Highly Stylized, Not A Casual Read
Revisado: 01-15-23
A visceral, lyrical story about the experiences of a Taiwanese family and three generations of women within it. I was initially drawn to this story for the queer romance, which ended up being my favorite part. The relationships between each of the family members is portrayed subtly through metaphor and action, they're the strongest elements of the story.
I did personally find the performance of the grandmother's sections in the audiobook to be a touch overbearing. But that's just a matter of personal taste; the narrative literally states that the grandmother's letters should be imagined in a raspy, croaky voice, so I think the direction taken in the audio makes sense.
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