Author: Celeste Ng
First published: 2014
Language: English
Pages: 292
Rating: 5/5
"Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet. So begins this exquisite novel about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee, and her parents are determined that she will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue. But when Lydia’s body is found in the local lake, the delicate balancing act that has been keeping the Lee family together is destroyed, tumbling them into chaos."
I went into this book almost completely blind, I knew it was historical fiction and that it was a mystery, and that was about it. When I started reading this book I was from page 1 in awe of the writing style of Celeste Ng, the character development was absolutely amazing.
Throughout the whole book you read through the perspective from Lydia, her parents, her older brother and her younger sister. It is really interesting to see what was on their minds and how they cope with the situation.
This book is set in the 1970's and it is also really interesting how this book deals with gender and race equality. This book was absolutely wonderful and I would highly recommend!
