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applesncinnamon's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
swinsword's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
A wonderful addition to the series. Queer east asian influenced folk lore is so well done and invigorating.
nvwsolomon's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
kiwisandher's review against another edition
5.0
The Singing Hills Cycle books so far contain everything I want in a short story. Plus the audiobook narrator is incredible.
librarylad's review against another edition
4.0
4 stars. This is a lovely jewel of a novella; sharply written, authentic and evocative. It sits alongside The Empress of Salt and Fortune, set in the same far Eastern fantasy world, where ancestral ghosts are common as foxes, and foxes will invite you to dinner if you dare.
As before, this is a story within a story, as the itinerant Cleric Chih continues their quest to gather and record tales from across the land. This tale concerns a tiger who takes on human form to seduce a human scholar, and the conflicting accounts of what happened next.
As much as I enjoyed the book, it did leave me a little disappointed when compared to its predecessor. It shares the same playfulness, the bittersweet flavours, the inclusive, feminist storytelling with The Empress of Salt and Fortune, but where it can't compare is in the plot. The Empress was filled with surprise and gradual revelations, with epic stakes that built to a satisfying denoument, whereas The Tiger has none of this. It is a much more straightforward tale, but still with much to enjoy.
As before, this is a story within a story, as the itinerant Cleric Chih continues their quest to gather and record tales from across the land. This tale concerns a tiger who takes on human form to seduce a human scholar, and the conflicting accounts of what happened next.
As much as I enjoyed the book, it did leave me a little disappointed when compared to its predecessor. It shares the same playfulness, the bittersweet flavours, the inclusive, feminist storytelling with The Empress of Salt and Fortune, but where it can't compare is in the plot. The Empress was filled with surprise and gradual revelations, with epic stakes that built to a satisfying denoument, whereas The Tiger has none of this. It is a much more straightforward tale, but still with much to enjoy.
amalindley's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
sheep_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
4.5
I was happily surprised by the ending
solangelicag's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
siobhano's review against another edition
5.0
Brilliant little novella, wonderfully weird, queer, hilarious, entertaining and smart, I loved it! It is a follow-up to "The Empress of Salt and Fortune", but you can read it without knowing what happened in the first little novella.
The meta-layers of storytelling in this one are once more stunning. You are riding a mammoth somewhere, minding your own business, when you are attacked by three tigers and you can only save your life with a really good story?
5 Stars
The meta-layers of storytelling in this one are once more stunning. You are riding a mammoth somewhere, minding your own business, when you are attacked by three tigers and you can only save your life with a really good story?
5 Stars