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A review by spacebras
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo
5.0
Nghi Vo has a talent to write so beautifully, yet succinctly and informatively.
In the second instalment of The Singing Hills Cycle, we are once again journeying with monk Chih as they go across fantasy China collecting stories. The style and heart reminds me of The Monk and the Robot by Becky Chambers (high praise), and focuses on the theme of storytelling and what happens when sources grow old and unreliable.
The set up for the story-within-a-story, is different than The Empress of Salt and Fortune, and I had a much easier time following along with I greatly appreciated. And it's once again about lesbians (!), and touches into the fate and trap of compulsory heterosexuality.
Nghi Vo balances these two tales with ease and comfort! It would make a good Chappell Roan song
In the second instalment of The Singing Hills Cycle, we are once again journeying with monk Chih as they go across fantasy China collecting stories. The style and heart reminds me of The Monk and the Robot by Becky Chambers (high praise), and focuses on the theme of storytelling and what happens when sources grow old and unreliable.
The set up for the story-within-a-story, is different than The Empress of Salt and Fortune, and I had a much easier time following along with I greatly appreciated. And it's once again about lesbians (!), and touches into the fate and trap of compulsory heterosexuality.
Nghi Vo balances these two tales with ease and comfort! It would make a good Chappell Roan song