We Do Not Part
Exquisite and profoundly disquieting ... I found no answers in this deeply mysterious and often eerie novel. ... Han’s radiant intensity, her singular ability to find connections between body and soul and to experiment with form and style, are what makes her one of the world’s most important writers.
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Lushly poetic ... While narratively the novel comprises just two voices, the memories and spirits of many thousands occupy its pages, and especially in its latter half, the voices feel as if they emanate from an almost ethereal plane of existence ... [A] masterpiece.
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Astonishing prose ... Showcases her awe-inspiring skill ... The effect is riveting, albeit challenging ... This novel is a rewarding endeavor, especially for readers familiar with Han’s oeuvre who can recognize it as a mosaic that artfully pieces together her long-simmering ideas on reckoning with historical atrocities, fighting to expose state-concealed truths and finding connection in our shared humanity despite inevitable suffering.
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