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Eileen’s ability to conjure Asian feelings is unmatched. This first person perspective is a nice change up

Short story: Love in a Fallen City

this was a very difficult read for me with so many minor characters (and names) to track

however the concept of the story is ultimately incredibly bittersweet like many of Eileen’s themes. Perhaps the bittersweet reality of love and relations in war time HK & the way eastern people view our connection to the world around us.

the concept of accepting what life has given you

Wow.
Love in a fallen city: beautiful captures the push and pull romance between two figures unwilling to take a step forward, until the world forces them toward each other.

Had me smirking at the banter and tearing up at the frustrations from sentence to sentence. So wonderfully written.

A true favorite I’ll return to.

Short story: Jasmine Tea

The complexities of past HK/chinese communities riddled with cheating and children of these situations. The abrupt ending feels fitting given Chuangqing adolescence and inability to manage his emotions - jealous, sadness, rage. Just one chapter of his likely lifelong trauma

Finished the first short story.

Eileen’s writing, even translated, is beautiful at catching the nuances of chinese culture and interactions. The subtle movements and words that poetically depict chinese manners and expectations.

Aloeswood Incense: The First Brazier — beautifully captures the realizations as you grow up and experience love in HK society. Contrasting Madame Liang experience and Weilong’s youth

Ehhhhh idk if I like the style of this book. Giving me whiplash

Eeehhhhh. Idk if I like the style of this book. Giving me whiplash

Aaahhhhh