Book Review: "Dragonfish" - Vu Tran
Hi Steemians!
Today I wanted to review another thriller I read recently: "Dragonfish" by Vu Tran.
Isn't the cover of this edition absolutely gorgeous?!
I know I just called this book a thriller, because that's what it was sold as to me, but I quickly realized that it didn't exactly match what I had expected of it.
The story follows a middle-aged Detective called Robert, whose Vietnamese ex-wife called Suzy, or Hong, has recently disappeared. Her new husband, the Vietnamese gangster Sonny enlists Robert's help to track her down. Through following her trail, Robert uncovers his ex-wife's secrets and starts seeing her in a completely different light.
Personally, I did quite enjoy myself while reading this book. I liked the short glimpses into Vietnamese culture that we got and also felt like the story just flowed nicely.
My main gripe with this book was Hong/Suzy. She's an incredibly unlikeable character. Actually, pretty much all of the characters could be placed into that category. Furthermore, I felt like the story was kind of predictable and there were no significant twists or turns to speak of.
I guess I would just have liked this book to pack a bit more of a punch. The ending also left quite a few questions unanswered, which makes for a bit of an unsatisfying reading experience.
Overall: 3/5 stars from me!
LET ME KNOW: Have you read this book? What did you make of it?
As always,
Happy reading!
xx
ivymuse
I'm not familiar with the author, but I'm interested to learn about different cultures. 3/5 isn't bad, seems like it might be worth picking up for the glimpses into Vietnamese life alone. :)
Hope you do a review of it yourself if you end up reading it :)
nyc story and the pictures are really effective
Haven't heard of this book prior, but the Vietnamese culture has me interested!