Me reading about Luli's lovelife before she got with Jane: White women white women all these damn white women-
Siren Queen is a story that manages to feel like an epic spanning decades rather than one which spans three to four years in its main part. In its sleepily grotesque, soft-magic Hollywood, issues all the way from racism to sexism to exploitation that accutely mirror our real world are the real horrors, and they are dealt with in a way that felt natural and not forced. The fact that Luli cannot be a hero, as many Asians are unable to be today regardless of what they do, is not skirted around — rather, it is used to create a remarkably complex character who is content with being evil to white people. I love it. I love her one true love in the book, her best friend Greta, with whom she had a relationship so powerful that despite its limited screentime, it bleeds into the entirety of the novel long after Greta is gone. I love the complexity of Luli's relationship with her mother and sister. I love the ambiguous dissapearance of Harry Long.
My only complaint with the story would be that the first 1/3 of the book was a bit slow, but I never minded that what with the gorgeous prose. Also, the cover is everything and literally sold the story for me. Can the woman on it marry me please?
Siren Queen is a story that manages to feel like an epic spanning decades rather than one which spans three to four years in its main part. In its sleepily grotesque, soft-magic Hollywood, issues all the way from racism to sexism to exploitation that accutely mirror our real world are the real horrors, and they are dealt with in a way that felt natural and not forced. The fact that Luli cannot be a hero, as many Asians are unable to be today regardless of what they do, is not skirted around — rather, it is used to create a remarkably complex character who is content with being evil to white people. I love it. I love her one true love in the book, her best friend Greta, with whom she had a relationship so powerful that despite its limited screentime, it bleeds into the entirety of the novel long after Greta is gone. I love the complexity of Luli's relationship with her mother and sister. I love the ambiguous dissapearance of Harry Long.
My only complaint with the story would be that the first 1/3 of the book was a bit slow, but I never minded that what with the gorgeous prose. Also, the cover is everything and literally sold the story for me. Can the woman on it marry me please?