Four Treasures of the Sky

A Novel

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Four Treasures of the Sky (Paperback, 2023, Flatiron Books)

Paperback, 336 pages

Published April 4, 2023 by Flatiron Books.

ISBN:
9781250811806

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2 stars (1 review)

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2 stars

This book is beautifully-written, and it’s an interesting story, but I can’t recommend a book that is essentially “torture porn.” It is stuffed with descriptions of physical and sexual violence, with no hope for any of the characters. A better ending may have redeemed it, but instead we see all of the main characters suffer until it ends with their brutal deaths. Reading the author’s note, I appreciate that the author was drawing from a specific historical event, but she still could have written the ending differently while preserving the historical accuracy. Just a huge downer that I would not recommend.