The Night Tiger

By Yangsze Choo

The Night Tiger - Yangsze Choo
  • Release Date: 2019-02-12
  • Genre: Fairy Tales, Myths & Fables
Score: 4
4
From 525 Ratings

Description

The Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“A sumptuous garden maze of a novel that immerses readers in a complex, vanished world.” —Kirkus (starred review)


An utterly transporting novel set in 1930s colonial Malaysia, perfect for fans of Isabel Allende and Min Jin Lee

Quick-witted, ambitious Ji Lin is stuck as an apprentice dressmaker, moonlighting as a dancehall girl to help pay off her mother’s Mahjong debts. But when one of her dance partners accidentally leaves behind a gruesome souvenir, Ji Lin may finally get the adventure she has been longing for.

Eleven-year-old houseboy Ren is also on a mission, racing to fulfill his former master’s dying wish: that Ren find the man’s finger, lost years ago in an accident, and bury it with his body. Ren has 49 days to do so, or his master’s soul will wander the earth forever.

As the days tick relentlessly by, a series of unexplained deaths racks the district, along with whispers of men who turn into tigers. Ji Lin and Ren’s increasingly dangerous paths crisscross through lush plantations, hospital storage rooms, and ghostly dreamscapes.

Yangsze Choo's The Night Tiger pulls us into a world of servants and masters, age-old superstition and modern idealism, sibling rivalry and forbidden love. But anchoring this dazzling, propulsive novel is the intimate coming-of-age of a child and a young woman, each searching for their place in a society that would rather they stay invisible.

"A work of incredible beauty... Astoundingly captivating and striking... A transcendent story of courage and connection." —Booklist (starred review)

Reviews

  • Magnificent book

    5
    By leonaamber
    i adore this book very much.
  • Boring

    1
    By AugustLily23
    I read A LOT. I read 20 books over 11 weeks during quarantine and this is the only one I started and was unable to finish. I got 40% read and just had to give up... I honestly tried but it put me to sleep EVERY time. The story just never picked up. It really could be an interesting book... I liked the concept but just never excited me. I couldn’t care about the characters... which is usually what makes me love a book.
  • Good Read

    4
    By MS3011
    The book takes you into a mystical world.
  • More please!

    5
    By tkny123455
    Loved this book! Part mystery part romance part mysticism.