The Night Tiger : A Novel (CD-Audio)

from Dreesie

I listened to this on Hoopla, so have no idea how many of the characters' names and places are spelled. British Malaya, 1930s. A found finger, a lost twin, 5 Chinese virtues, a dance hall, a hospital pathology collection that is missing fingers, surprising accidents, and a purported wher-tiger. ...

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‘The Night Tiger' by Yangsze Choo touches upon several genres in that it is part fantasy, part mystery, part romance, as well as even historical fiction. The setting is in Malaysia in the 1930's when Malaysia was under British colonization. Ren, a young orphan boy, is commissioned by his dying ma...

from Beamis12

3.5 Malaysian folklore, history, mystery, magical realism, things I enjoy in a book, and there were many parts of this book I enjoyed immensely. I enjoyed the characters, Ren, a young boy, former assistant to a master who has died. He is missing a finger, and Ren has 49 days to find it and return...

from quondame

Each of the characters followed in this story of haunting and limitations is under pressure so that reading it feels like being in a flower press with limited lateral movement and no up or down leeway. William has his own guilt and the expectations of his white community in Malaysia, Ren has his ...

from MM_Jones

Probably the best fiction I've read this year. I typically tend away from the "sci-fi" genre, but this magical realism is quite wonderful. The setting is 1930 colonial Malaysia, the characters are well defined and the pace is good. Murders, motives and missing body parts give the feel of a perenn...