Marla’s Reviews > Old Floating Cloud: Two Novellas > Status Update
Marla
is 40% done
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.
— Sep 23, 2026 12:59AM
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Marla
is 68% done
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. :/
— Sep 23, 2026 06:16PM