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The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo
Mar. 1st, 2013 00:53Half my review posts are impelled by people saying things on Twitter these days. Well, there's nothing wrong with that.
Cho, Zen. The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo. 2012.
This is the second e-book I've ever read. Yes, I've joined the third millennium at last.
I got this e-book when it was briefly offered for free a few months back, since I've read and loved many of Zen Cho's stories and had heard nothing but good things about this novella. My only complaint was that it was too short, although since I don't read romance I have absolutely no sense of what genre conventions Cho may or may not be subverting here. Jade Yeo is completely enjoyable just as a story, period, about a young Malaysian Chinese writer living in 1920s London on the fringes of the Bloomsbury Group and having some believable and believably difficult challenges navigating her life and her relationships. I've made it sound boring, I fear, and it is anything but! Jade and her POV are a treat; I would read her diary endlessly, as much for her observations about others around her as for herself. There are more than a few pointed observations hidden in the confections of Jade's wit, and you should totally read her story for yourself.
The e-book is available here, and you can read more of Zen Cho's short fiction online.
Cho, Zen. The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo. 2012.
This is the second e-book I've ever read. Yes, I've joined the third millennium at last.
I got this e-book when it was briefly offered for free a few months back, since I've read and loved many of Zen Cho's stories and had heard nothing but good things about this novella. My only complaint was that it was too short, although since I don't read romance I have absolutely no sense of what genre conventions Cho may or may not be subverting here. Jade Yeo is completely enjoyable just as a story, period, about a young Malaysian Chinese writer living in 1920s London on the fringes of the Bloomsbury Group and having some believable and believably difficult challenges navigating her life and her relationships. I've made it sound boring, I fear, and it is anything but! Jade and her POV are a treat; I would read her diary endlessly, as much for her observations about others around her as for herself. There are more than a few pointed observations hidden in the confections of Jade's wit, and you should totally read her story for yourself.
The e-book is available here, and you can read more of Zen Cho's short fiction online.