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competencefantasy 's review for:
The Fat Years: A Novel
by Chan Koonchung
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I think the thing that the book said to me which connected the most is
Westerners don't get why this worldbuilding monologue section is so dramatic
People who are in the culture do
I don't think I had enough context to think of it as a speculative book
And I've never really been into the whole
What if this anxiety provoking historical event about communism had worked out differently
Which seems to be a genre of scifi to me
I honestly couldn't tell much about what was author vs history.
As the book points out, that's not its fault.
I really don't like the whole drugged=complacent trope though
Other things I've viewed about this
NPR: 'The Fat Years': China's Brave New World
Youtube Waterstones: The Fat Years by Chan Koonchung
I can't seem to find a lot on this... suggestions?
Westerners don't get why this worldbuilding monologue section is so dramatic
People who are in the culture do
I don't think I had enough context to think of it as a speculative book
And I've never really been into the whole
What if this anxiety provoking historical event about communism had worked out differently
Which seems to be a genre of scifi to me
I honestly couldn't tell much about what was author vs history.
As the book points out, that's not its fault.
I really don't like the whole drugged=complacent trope though
Other things I've viewed about this
NPR: 'The Fat Years': China's Brave New World
Youtube Waterstones: The Fat Years by Chan Koonchung
I can't seem to find a lot on this... suggestions?