A review by truleejenann
Border Town by Jeffrey C. Kinkley, Congwen Shen

5.0

Beautifully written, this was a quick read. Cuicui live such a simple life and yet, her problems seem more pressing and real than any I’ve ever experienced. While the novel had very little plot, the ending was open-ended and somewhat unsatisfactory. I would assume No. 2 never returns... nonetheless, I really enjoyed the language and slight incorporation of Chinese words. Very well written, not sure exactly why it was banned, probably more because of the author and not the subject of the book.