Maria
The stories were very monotonous in what they tried to convey and how they did it. Even though each story is written from a POV of a different character I felt like I was interacting with one narrator throughout the book.
The style often lacked depth or variety which made the characters unconvincing. Some endings were over the top dramatic and unfortunately left me cringed rather than moved.
I don't want to go too much into the moral message of this book so that aside it's just bad prose.
I enjoyed some small bits of Thai culture you can get from the book; like descriptions of scenery, food, clothes and jobs. If you're willing to swallow the above complaints, I recommend the book as a means to get a bit of knowledge about Thai culture.
The stories were very monotonous in what they tried to convey and how they did it. Even though each story is written from a POV of a different character I felt like I was interacting with one narrator throughout the book.
The style often lacked depth or variety which made the characters unconvincing. Some endings were over the top dramatic and unfortunately left me cringed rather than moved.
I don't want to go too much into the moral message of this book so that aside it's just bad prose.
I enjoyed some small bits of Thai culture you can get from the book; like descriptions of scenery, food, clothes and jobs. If you're willing to swallow the above complaints, I recommend the book as a means to get a bit of knowledge about Thai culture.