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The Night Tiger: A Novel av Yangsze Choo
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The Night Tiger: A Novel (utgåvan 2020)

av Yangsze Choo (Författare)

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The Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick INSTANTNEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER "A sumptuous garden maze of a novel that immerses readers in a complex, vanished world." --Kirkus(starred review) An utterly transporting novel set in 1930s colonial Malaysia, perfect for fans of Isabel Allende and Min Jin Lee Quick-witted, ambitious Ji Lin is stuck as an apprentice dressmaker, moonlighting as a dancehall girl to help pay off her mother's Mahjong debts. But when one of her dance partners accidentally leaves behind a gruesome souvenir, Ji Lin may finally get the adventure she has been longing for. Eleven-year-old houseboy Ren is also on a mission, racing to fulfill his former master's dying wish: that Ren find the man's finger, lost years ago in an accident, and bury it with his body. Ren has 49 days to do so, or his master's soul will wander the earth forever. As the days tick relentlessly by, a series of unexplained deaths racks the district, along with whispers of men who turn into tigers. Ji Lin and Ren's increasingly dangerous paths crisscross through lush plantations, hospital storage rooms, and ghostly dreamscapes. Yangsze Choo's The Night Tigerpulls us into a world of servants and masters, age-old superstition and modern idealism, sibling rivalry and forbidden love. But anchoring this dazzling, propulsive novel is the intimate coming-of-age of a child and a young woman, each searching for their place in a society that would rather they stay invisible. "A work of incredible beauty... Astoundingly captivating and striking... A transcendent story of courage and connection." --Booklist(starred review)… (mer)
Medlem:mcdenis
Titel:The Night Tiger: A Novel
Författare:Yangsze Choo (Författare)
Info:Flatiron Books (2020), Edition: Reprint, 384 pages
Samlingar:Ditt bibliotek
Betyg:*****
Taggar:Ingen/inga

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The Night Tiger av Yangsze Choo

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Step into the world of Yangsze Choo's "The Night Tiger," where quick-witted Ji Lin trades her needle for a dance floor, hoping for adventure but getting more than she bargained for. Meanwhile, eleven-year-old Ren is on a mission to find a missing finger before his master's ghost becomes the eternal globe-trotter. Throw in unexplained deaths, shape-shifting whispers, and a touch of forbidden love, and you've got a novel that's more magical than a rabbit pulled from a moonlit hat.


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  pools_of_words | Jan 30, 2024 |
Good book

I like this book.okay. I felt it started very slow and I had to make my self finish. I like all the history about the countries and their culture. I actually thought it would have more about tigers but sadly it didnt. ( )
  Spiritrider1101 | Jan 18, 2024 |
This was good but I lost steam in the middle. I've loved other books from the same time period more. ( )
  hellokirsti | Jan 3, 2024 |
I adored The Ghost Bride, so I had high hopes for Night Tiger, too. Unfortunately, it just could not capture my interest. I gave it an hour and 20 minutes before I DNF'd the audio

Audiobook, borrowed from my public library via Overdrive. ( )
  Doodlebug34 | Jan 1, 2024 |
This has been sitting in my TBR pile for over a year. It's historical fiction set in 1930s Malaysia with supernatural overtones. An old expat doctor dies and charges his young houseboy Ren to retrieve his amputated finger so it can be buried in his grave so he doesn't become a hungry ghost. Jin, a young girl working as a 'dance instructor' finds a preserved finger in a bottle while dancing with a man; he later dies. Her step twin brother Shin works at the hospital where the houseboy's new employer William is employed. The houseboy, the young girl, her step twin and the doctor are linked: they all have as part of their name one of the 5 Confucian virtues. The fifth virtue is the houseboy's deceased twin brother Yi.

Woven around this is a man-eating tiger - who may be the old doctor in the process of transforming into a hungry ghost. Complicating matters is a member of the fishing fleet - Lydia, who has her sights set on William. She, like William, is identified as Li.

A very good supernatural mystery. I'm reminded of Robert van Gulik's Judge Dee mysteries; traditional Chinese detective stories had strong supernatural elements in an otherwise realistic plot.

Recommended.
  Maddz | Nov 19, 2023 |
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The Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick INSTANTNEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER "A sumptuous garden maze of a novel that immerses readers in a complex, vanished world." --Kirkus(starred review) An utterly transporting novel set in 1930s colonial Malaysia, perfect for fans of Isabel Allende and Min Jin Lee Quick-witted, ambitious Ji Lin is stuck as an apprentice dressmaker, moonlighting as a dancehall girl to help pay off her mother's Mahjong debts. But when one of her dance partners accidentally leaves behind a gruesome souvenir, Ji Lin may finally get the adventure she has been longing for. Eleven-year-old houseboy Ren is also on a mission, racing to fulfill his former master's dying wish: that Ren find the man's finger, lost years ago in an accident, and bury it with his body. Ren has 49 days to do so, or his master's soul will wander the earth forever. As the days tick relentlessly by, a series of unexplained deaths racks the district, along with whispers of men who turn into tigers. Ji Lin and Ren's increasingly dangerous paths crisscross through lush plantations, hospital storage rooms, and ghostly dreamscapes. Yangsze Choo's The Night Tigerpulls us into a world of servants and masters, age-old superstition and modern idealism, sibling rivalry and forbidden love. But anchoring this dazzling, propulsive novel is the intimate coming-of-age of a child and a young woman, each searching for their place in a society that would rather they stay invisible. "A work of incredible beauty... Astoundingly captivating and striking... A transcendent story of courage and connection." --Booklist(starred review)

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