Michael Shum

Independent Literary Fiction: The thing that will have everyone talking is the novel’s climax, though, which is cinematic and genuinely jaw-dropping. It’s perfectly set up, with all the individual threads coming together at a single point, and creating a sustained ten-page scene that is both riveting and breathless. The ultimate resolution might be a bit far for some people, particularly those who aren’t big fans of magical realism, but it’s beautifully done and ties in perfectly on a thematic level. It also made me look again at other events in the novel, reconsidering what had gone before, which is a significant achievement of plotting and editing.
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