The Night Tiger, by Yangsze Choo
MacMillan Audio - 2019
Fantasy/Historical/Folklore
Audiobook
Narrated by the author
Fantasy/Historical/Folklore
Audiobook
Narrated by the author
14 Hours, 8 Minutes
My Rating (out of 5)
⭐⭐⭐⭐
A rich historical fantasy, steeped in eastern culture and folklore, and set in the lush jungle landscape of south-eastern Asia.
Ji-Lin is an apprentice dressmaker. But being an apprentice will not protect her mother from the money-lenders, or the wrath of Ji-Lin's stern step-father over her mother's Mahjong debts if he finds out.
Ji-Lin takes a job as a "dance instructor" at a local dance hall, and uses the money to quietly pay off her mother's debts. One day a patron leaves behind a small jar containing a preserved finger. Ji-Lin wants nothing more than to return the odd keepsake and be rid of it. She sets off on a mission to find the businessman who danced with her that night and return the gruesome souvenir.
Meanwhile a young house-boy Ren is searching for the finger his master lost in an accident years ago, in order to fulfill a promise he made on his master's death bead - to find it and bury it with his body within 49 days, so that he may be whole again in the afterlife. It is believed that the soul of a body that is not whole is doomed to walk the earth.
As they each travel in order to try and complete their missions, their paths cross and cross again, both in the waking world and in the dream world as well. During this time, there is a series of unexplained deaths in the area and evidence of a Tiger stalking humans. Whispers can be heard that it is a man who turns into a tiger!
The audiobook was narrated by the author, which I always feel is a risk, as many authors do not have the voice and acting skills to pull it off - but Choo could not have done a better job. Her voice was very pleasant, and her accent - English combined with a slight hint of an Asian accent was perfect for the story and helped maintain the mood and authentic feel. Her performance was spot on with a good range of character as well as appropriate emotion.
The Night Tiger is a captivating, beautiful, and exciting historical fiction with a nod to Asian folklore
Happy Reading,
Ji-Lin is an apprentice dressmaker. But being an apprentice will not protect her mother from the money-lenders, or the wrath of Ji-Lin's stern step-father over her mother's Mahjong debts if he finds out.
Ji-Lin takes a job as a "dance instructor" at a local dance hall, and uses the money to quietly pay off her mother's debts. One day a patron leaves behind a small jar containing a preserved finger. Ji-Lin wants nothing more than to return the odd keepsake and be rid of it. She sets off on a mission to find the businessman who danced with her that night and return the gruesome souvenir.
Meanwhile a young house-boy Ren is searching for the finger his master lost in an accident years ago, in order to fulfill a promise he made on his master's death bead - to find it and bury it with his body within 49 days, so that he may be whole again in the afterlife. It is believed that the soul of a body that is not whole is doomed to walk the earth.
As they each travel in order to try and complete their missions, their paths cross and cross again, both in the waking world and in the dream world as well. During this time, there is a series of unexplained deaths in the area and evidence of a Tiger stalking humans. Whispers can be heard that it is a man who turns into a tiger!
The audiobook was narrated by the author, which I always feel is a risk, as many authors do not have the voice and acting skills to pull it off - but Choo could not have done a better job. Her voice was very pleasant, and her accent - English combined with a slight hint of an Asian accent was perfect for the story and helped maintain the mood and authentic feel. Her performance was spot on with a good range of character as well as appropriate emotion.
The Night Tiger is a captivating, beautiful, and exciting historical fiction with a nod to Asian folklore
Happy Reading,
Christine
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