Conversely, Ji Lin relates her story in the past tense, but neither she nor the reader benefits from hindsight. Ren doesn’t know what is going to happen next, and neither does the reader. Ren’s porous sense of reality (and Choo’s smart use of the present tense) gives his passages a propulsive vitality that grips the reader’s attention. Choo’s skill in creating a dynamic, vibrant, non-Western cosmos rivals that of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in Half of a Yellow Sun. To her credit, Choo manages to ots and subplots with themes of superstition, Confucianism, and the desire for personal fulfillment versus the tug of familial loyalty. Instead, what author Yangsze Choo has given readers is a darn good yarn. But anchoring this dazzling, propulsive audiobook 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.The Night Tiger is a galloping good read that’s blessedly free of political polemics and post-colonial self-righteousness. Yangsze Choo's The Night Tiger pulls us into a world of servants and masters, age-old superstition and modern idealism, sibling rivalry and forbidden love. Ji Lin and Ren’s increasingly dangerous paths crisscross through lush plantations, hospital storage rooms, and ghostly dreamscapes. Ren has 49 days to do so, or his master’s soul will wander the earth forever.Īs the days tick relentlessly by, a series of unexplained deaths wracks the district, along with whispers of men who turn into tigers. 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.Įleven-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. Quick-witted, ambitious Ji Lin is stuck as an apprentice dressmaker, moonlighting as a dance hall girl to help pay off her mother’s Mahjong debts. Her tone and words transport us." ( San Francisco Chronicle)Ī sweeping historical audiobook about a dance hall girl and an orphan boy whose fates entangle over an old Chinese superstition about men who turn into tigers. "Choo narrates this richly complex novel herself, her gorgeous writing delivered in a voice that is deep and precise and lovely, both British and not quite. I can’t wait to hear what you think!" (Reese Witherspoon) The two main characters will captivate you as their paths are destined to cross.
Set in a tiny Malaysian town in the 1930s, the story is about a mystifying tiger who haunts the villages, followed by a series of mysterious deaths.
"You won’t be able to put this down! I’m excited to announce that our April pick is The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo. A Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine on Audible Pick
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