I've only read three books from her and this might be my favourite one so far. She can write unlikeable characters in likable ways. Her characters are neither bad nor good, but are in the gray area. I don't love her characters but I find them very interesting. And I like the writing style in this particular book a lot.
Beautiful! I like the way she use the same scene and described it from the different characters' perspective. So that it gave me the idea of the characters. I blamed Ko Ko. However, after reading Ko Ko's perspective, it helped me realize the complexity of human nature. I was seventeen when I read it. My view for the world was so clear. It was so black and white. However, reading a book like this woke me up and told me that it is not that simple at all. I liked this book for many reasons. Among them, her success in describing the characters in depth and width in a very beautiful language is the main reason.
It's about a love affair/marriage from the points of view of 3 different people. All 3 didn't want change their status quo, and played along with the situation - yet they feel bitter about it. Overall, I found the plot to be quite predicable and disappointed at the story. That said, I enjoyed the poems in the book.
I do fancy reading Kyi Aye's books and this is the first one book and second time reading this book. I feel sorry for the characters in this book and at the same time I am not into the life of Thar Oo Jaw's character. 23~