This was a sweet, easy-to-read story centralizing on the story of Benfu, a survivor of torture and imprisonment during China's Cultural Revolution. The narrative leads us through his youth, marriage, and subsequent adoption of 24 abandoned girls in China throughout his life. There was excellent historical content leading up to the impact of the revolution, which I absolutely relished. Most of the characters were very endearing, and I found myself rooting for their well-being throughout the novel.
Truly, the only negative was a lack of complexity in both characters and plot, but that didn't seem to detract from the story, itself. Benfu was the most intricate character, by nature of his more detailed history, so he easily becomes the most beloved. His unwavering morality, along with his gratefulness for the simple things, allows the reader to reflect on what is most important in life.
Read 6/28/18
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