Marla’s Reviews > Old Floating Cloud: Two Novellas > Status Update

Finished the first novella, Yellow Mud Street. I understand why it's so incredibly gross and the point it was making, but that doesn't mean it was a treat to get through. Eugh. Could have been half the length and not lost anything. Hoping Old Floating Cloud has fewer maggots and pieces of excrement. :/

I suspect this was not the best Can Xue to start with, besides needing a strong stomach to get through, the first novella also requires a good deal of knowledge about the Cultural Revolution to get why a strong stomach is needed/why it is told as it is. Powerful work, but man.