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The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu

The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu

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  • Author：Tom Lin
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An astounding debut that reimagines the classic Western through the eyes of a Chinese American assassin on a quest to rescue his kidnapped wife and exact his revenge on her abductors"In Tom Lin's novel， the atmosphere of Cormac McCarthy's West， or that of the Coen Brothers' True Grit， gives way to the phantasmagorical shades of Ray Bradbury， Charles Finney's The Circus of Dr。 Lao， and Katherine Dunn's Geek Love。 A story full of archetypal echoes， yet with a velocity and perspective all its own， The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu is a fierce new version of the Westward Dream。" --Jonathan Lethem， author of Motherless BrooklynOrphaned as a baby， Ming Tsu， the son of Chinese immigrants， is raised by the notorious leader of a California crime syndicate， who trains him to be his deadly enforcer。 But when Ming falls in love with Ada， the daughter of a powerful railroad magnate， and the two elope， he seizes the opportunity to escape to a different life。 Soon after， in a violent raid， the tycoon's henchmen kidnap Ada and conscript Ming into service for the Union Pacific Railroad。 Battered， heartbroken， and yet defiant， Ming partners with a blind clairvoyant known only as the prophet。 Together the two set out to rescue his wife and to exact revenge on the men who destroyed him， aided by a troupe of magic-show performers， some with supernatural powers， whom they meet on the journey。 Ming fights his way across the West， settling old scores with a single-minded devotion that culminates in an explosive and unexpected finale。Written with the violent ardor of Cormac McCarthy and the otherworldly inventiveness of Ted Chiang， The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu is at once a thriller， a romance， and a story of one man's quest for redemption in the face of a distinctly American brutality。

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Reviews

Charmaine ，

The writing was exceptional; however about halfway through the story， I lost any caring for the main character。 I was sympathetic to his plight up until that point。 I just skimmed the book until the last 10%。 Anticlimactic at the end。

Marsha Valance ，

A classically structured Western that’s tinged with the supernatural， starring a Chinese American assassin who roams from California to Utah to kill the men who broke up his marriage。 The orphaned son of Chinese immigrants， raised by the leader of a California crime syndicate， Ming Tsu is a Chinese American assassin who elopes with a white girl。 When her railroad magnate father charges Ming with miscegenation， arranging for the kidnapping of Ada and sending Ming to work on the Central Pacific Ra A classically structured Western that’s tinged with the supernatural， starring a Chinese American assassin who roams from California to Utah to kill the men who broke up his marriage。 The orphaned son of Chinese immigrants， raised by the leader of a California crime syndicate， Ming Tsu is a Chinese American assassin who elopes with a white girl。 When her railroad magnate father charges Ming with miscegenation， arranging for the kidnapping of Ada and sending Ming to work on the Central Pacific Railroad， the assassin sets out seeking revenge。 I found it reminiscent of the cluster of magical realistic westerns exploring the question of racial identity in the American West by Native American authors such as Louis Owens that came out in the early 1990s--and I cannot offer higher praise than that。 One of the best 1st mysteries I've read this year。 。。。more

Mya R ，

This book is a western with magical realism。Things that are good: a sense of place， an appreciation for the landscape and the weight of a moment， a lyricism to the writing， a look at a part of history that is often elided。 The attention to light and landscape reminds me of Barry Lopez （specifically Desert Notes: Reflections in the Eye of a Raven）。 Things that are less good: The protagonist is oddly flat。 In any vengeance story， I expect to gain either a deeper understanding of why the protagonis This book is a western with magical realism。Things that are good: a sense of place， an appreciation for the landscape and the weight of a moment， a lyricism to the writing， a look at a part of history that is often elided。 The attention to light and landscape reminds me of Barry Lopez （specifically Desert Notes: Reflections in the Eye of a Raven）。 Things that are less good: The protagonist is oddly flat。 In any vengeance story， I expect to gain either a deeper understanding of why the protagonist seeks it， or to see them reevaluate their goals in light of new information or perspectives。 Neither happens here。 There might be such a thing as too much lyricism。 The book has a great deal of action while somehow lacking a sense of motion。 I’m glad I read it -I enjoyed the language- but it wasn’t what I was hoping。Content notes: lots of violence: many many people die， often with gore; cruelty to animals; damage done to eyes; casual racism （sometimes called out on page）; acts of slavery; hunger/thirst。 。。。more

B。 ，

I won a copy of this one in a Goodreads Giveaway and the publisher was kind enough to send a finished copy instead of an ARC。 This book absolutely took my breath away。 The descriptions are simply gorgeous。 The writing is tightly woven， and the story is character-driven。 It is easier than breathing to picture the events as they unfold， and it is easy to forget where you are when reading this one。 I was entranced from start to finish。 Lin's book doesn't read like a debut - it reads like the work o I won a copy of this one in a Goodreads Giveaway and the publisher was kind enough to send a finished copy instead of an ARC。 This book absolutely took my breath away。 The descriptions are simply gorgeous。 The writing is tightly woven， and the story is character-driven。 It is easier than breathing to picture the events as they unfold， and it is easy to forget where you are when reading this one。 I was entranced from start to finish。 Lin's book doesn't read like a debut - it reads like the work of a seasoned author。 With this one book， he's become an instant-buy author for me and I cannot wait to see what else he has in store for us readers。 。。。more

Olivia Kane ，

I would have rated it higher if the first ~70 pages hadn’t been so slow。 The rest of the book was excellent， but it took a while to get to the more interesting parts of the plot。 I was surprised by the elements of magical realism and I think they made the book more exciting！

Janta ，

I did not care for this book at all。 The premise sounded really interesting， but the execution just didn't work for me。 The prose itself often felt overwrought and needlessly flowery， with odd sentence composition。 There were many instances where characters would be in conversation， and suddenly the text would switch from representing dialog to reporting it。 There was also a lot of fairly gruesome violence （which， okay， it's a western revenge story。。。there's going to be some violence）。I think th I did not care for this book at all。 The premise sounded really interesting， but the execution just didn't work for me。 The prose itself often felt overwrought and needlessly flowery， with odd sentence composition。 There were many instances where characters would be in conversation， and suddenly the text would switch from representing dialog to reporting it。 There was also a lot of fairly gruesome violence （which， okay， it's a western revenge story。。。there's going to be some violence）。I think this book falls into the magical realism category， which is not my thing at all; there were certainly some things that were otherwise unexplained， and to me seemed pointless。 The two women characters in the book were pretty flat and defined almost solely by their relationship to the main character。 。。。more

Dan ，

My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher Little， Brown and Company for an advanced copy of this western novel。 The best way I could come up with to describe Tom Lin's first novel The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu is since it is a western， touched with magical realism is to use movie terms。 The story has a touch of Alejandro Jodorowky El Topo， as directed by Wong Kar-Wei with John Ford offering notes。 This is no slam on Mr。 Lin。 The book is so well written， with descriptions that make everything， t My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher Little， Brown and Company for an advanced copy of this western novel。 The best way I could come up with to describe Tom Lin's first novel The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu is since it is a western， touched with magical realism is to use movie terms。 The story has a touch of Alejandro Jodorowky El Topo， as directed by Wong Kar-Wei with John Ford offering notes。 This is no slam on Mr。 Lin。 The book is so well written， with descriptions that make everything， the desert， the ghost towns， the characters seem so alive and bright， even with the darkness that is the story surrounding them and compelling them forward。 The story is revenge， and as revenge storys always go it does get very dark， and many graves， if anyone cared about these characters in their world to bury them will need to be dug。 Ming Tsu is done wrong， what he loves and the time he could have spent with her has been taken away。 Instead of Randolph Scott or John Wayne in the lead， our main character is played instead by Chow Yun-fat， or Donnie Yen。 His path to vengeance leads him to a blind prophet， who can see the future far better than he can see the present， and traveling companions from a carnival of sideshow denizens more magical than freakish。 And violence。 So much violence everywhere。 The characters are all interesting， all different and well developed， even the cannon fodder whose role in the story is to die， graphically and sometimes pointlessly。 All of them have stories， that as a reader I wanted to know more about， and where their travels might take them， especially the carnival workers。 The book is not for all tastes。 There is magic and wonder， mysteries and the mysterious that exist without explanation or reason。 Sadness fills much of the book， it is easier to kill a stranger than to explain or reason with them。 Orphans are made， some corrupted， some forgotten。 Since finishing this novel it has crossed my mind a lot。 A line， a description， a Hey what ever happened to the carnival worker who could。。。。The story keeps gong in my mind。 I love when that happens， and I can't wait to read more from Tom Lin， no matter what he writes。 。。。more

Martha Samsell ，

Grisley book about a man who commit crime all the time。 Too creepy for me。 DNF'd the book。 Grisley book about a man who commit crime all the time。 Too creepy for me。 DNF'd the book。 。。。more

Tim Kent ，

ExcellentAn uncommon read。 Look forward to more by Mr。 Lin。 Colorful， descriptive， heartwarming， sad， supernatural and pure historic western all in one book。 An unparalleled achievement。

Kerry ，

At first it seemed like The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu， was going to be a traditional Western， however Tom Lin goes beyond what one might expect in a Western。 Ming joins a troupe of performers with magical powers in order to rescue his wife。 I'm not into violence and there was more than I could tolerate。 The magic didn't entice me either， but I'm sure there will be an audience that will enjoy this book。 At first it seemed like The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu， was going to be a traditional Western， however Tom Lin goes beyond what one might expect in a Western。 Ming joins a troupe of performers with magical powers in order to rescue his wife。 I'm not into violence and there was more than I could tolerate。 The magic didn't entice me either， but I'm sure there will be an audience that will enjoy this book。 。。。more

Ron ，

Tom Lin has penned a very interesting noir weird western。 Ming Tsu is a wanted man out for revenge。 Revenge on the men who stole his wife， arranged for him to be sentenced to work on the railroad laying track in the Sierra Nevada mountains for many years。 Now he is free and crossing names off in his little black book。 The weird western aspects emerges in the allies he gains and the strangeness he encounters。 Not to give any details away， but magic of several different sorts are involved。 If you Tom Lin has penned a very interesting noir weird western。 Ming Tsu is a wanted man out for revenge。 Revenge on the men who stole his wife， arranged for him to be sentenced to work on the railroad laying track in the Sierra Nevada mountains for many years。 Now he is free and crossing names off in his little black book。 The weird western aspects emerges in the allies he gains and the strangeness he encounters。 Not to give any details away， but magic of several different sorts are involved。 If you like westerns or just a good tale of a bad man trying to accomplish one last goal， read The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu！Thanks Netgalley for the chance to read this book。 Also thanks to the LJ Day of Dialog for the author panel participation！ 。。。more

Yun Rou ，

Strongly recommend this highly enjoyable combination of magical realism， crime， and history。 Wish I'd written it， which is the highest praise one writer can give another。 Strongly recommend this highly enjoyable combination of magical realism， crime， and history。 Wish I'd written it， which is the highest praise one writer can give another。 。。。more

Jan ，

Think a spaghetti western directed by Quentin Tarantino and Tim Burton。 It's been too long since I've read a novel of the Weird Western genre， but now I'm going to hope that I find some again。 The plot is odd， the characters are almost believable （c'mon， if you can go with witches。。。）， the violence is less graphic than crime fiction。 It's all overlaid on the era of the building of the western railroads and the inequities among people。 I liked it a lot！ I requested and received a temporary digita Think a spaghetti western directed by Quentin Tarantino and Tim Burton。 It's been too long since I've read a novel of the Weird Western genre， but now I'm going to hope that I find some again。 The plot is odd， the characters are almost believable （c'mon， if you can go with witches。。。）， the violence is less graphic than crime fiction。 It's all overlaid on the era of the building of the western railroads and the inequities among people。 I liked it a lot！ I requested and received a temporary digital ARC of this book from Little， Brown and Company via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Iainspapa ，

A strong， fearless first step on the road to erasing from memory the racist blot of Zane Grey。

Evelyn ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 "What good is an elegy sung by a man who cannot remember？" From the get-go， The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu boasts a stellar premise—a gritty revisionist western/revenge thriller， following an #ownvoices Asian lead？ Enthralled from the beginning。Admittedly， this executes as promised—but also， not really。 If anything， probably not in the way you would expect from reading such an explosive blurb。 Yes， there is lots of gratuitous violence， but it is tempered by the flowing， weaving simplicity of "What good is an elegy sung by a man who cannot remember？" From the get-go， The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu boasts a stellar premise—a gritty revisionist western/revenge thriller， following an #ownvoices Asian lead？ Enthralled from the beginning。Admittedly， this executes as promised—but also， not really。 If anything， probably not in the way you would expect from reading such an explosive blurb。 Yes， there is lots of gratuitous violence， but it is tempered by the flowing， weaving simplicity of a narrative voice in the vein of Cormac McCarthy。 In fact， even the plot itself， while broadly structured， is likely not as intricate as you might expect for an elaborate vendetta。If you are looking for answers， you will not find them。 The mystical connection between Ada and Hazel， Hazel and Ming， Ming's fragmented memories and his past， Ada's motivations—all left up in the air。 The characters and their backgrounds （especially Ming） are relatively vague， as are any details about their pasts and motivations; in fact， the entire narrative feels like you are viewing it from behind a dusty glass， mired by years of wear and breathtakingly glaring desert heat。 Untouchable， distant。 Heck， even the climax felt relatively anticlimactic in comparison to the harsh wear of the buildup。 In most books， that doesn't work—but for this one， somehow， it does。 Or， at least， I didn't mind it so much。I was lulled into going on by the evocative sublimity of Lin's American West in very much the same way as I was Blood Meridian， and found the supporting characters （such as Hunter Reed， the prophet， and Hazel） to be mysterious and endearing in their own ways。 The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tzu is quiet in the way a Coen Brothers film is， creeping in the underbrush with its vague writing and hazy features。 Ambiguous—but， perhaps， arguably more powerful that way？Though the climax didn't feel very satisfying， overall reading this certainly was an experience。 Give it a try; sink yourself into the imagery and the magical realism。 Overall， 3½ stars—rounded up。 "Man out of bounds。 I know the time of every man not yet perished。 And mine as well。" He looked back at Ming。 "But not yours。" 。。。more

Ron Welton ，

The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu， opens like a traditional Western。 The protagonist， Ming Tsu， wronged by some monstrous injustice is seeking revenge by gun fight。 He moves through the salt dessert of the American West， sleeping by campfire under the stars。 The novel moves out of the genre， though， when he meets his first adversary。 After killing and robbing him， Ming calls out for "the prophet。" The blind， ageless， prophet does not remember Ming - he has no memory at all - but， he has power to The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu， opens like a traditional Western。 The protagonist， Ming Tsu， wronged by some monstrous injustice is seeking revenge by gun fight。 He moves through the salt dessert of the American West， sleeping by campfire under the stars。 The novel moves out of the genre， though， when he meets his first adversary。 After killing and robbing him， Ming calls out for "the prophet。" The blind， ageless， prophet does not remember Ming - he has no memory at all - but， he has power to know the death of all men。 He joins Ming， whom he refers to as "my child。" From this point in the novel onward， reality is abandoned for the most part and memory and the lack of memory play an ever increasing role in the plot。Tom Lin is a talented writer with a polished literary style to his narrative; however， it is wasted with this insipid plot and gratuitous violence。 。。。more

Mary ，

I could not put this book down。 The dialogue is intriguing， the characters are fascinating， and violence abounds （I'm not usually into violence， but I had to know what would happen！）。 The story opens with Ming Tsu near the start of his quest for revenge; his backstory is told in bits and pieces， and his goal is clear-to reunite with the wife who was taken from him。 If you like genre-blending （or genre-defying！） stories with a very unusual cast of characters， this is one to try。 Romance， revenge， I could not put this book down。 The dialogue is intriguing， the characters are fascinating， and violence abounds （I'm not usually into violence， but I had to know what would happen！）。 The story opens with Ming Tsu near the start of his quest for revenge; his backstory is told in bits and pieces， and his goal is clear-to reunite with the wife who was taken from him。 If you like genre-blending （or genre-defying！） stories with a very unusual cast of characters， this is one to try。 Romance， revenge， history， American West， mystery， adventure， a bit of supernatural-fantasy， philosophy。。。and did I mention the violence？ I can imagine this novel being adapted as a graphic novel for adults; the descriptions of place and action are quite vivid。 。。。more

Dewey1174outlook。Com ，

Worst book ever I cannot believe I was enticed by the hype for a book this bad。 The only thing that kept me reading is I thought it could only get better。 Didn’t happen

Kim Jackson ，

Unlike anything I’ve read and nearly impossible to describe， this is a highly original and captivating read。

Marvin ，

Made no sense to me。

Ronald Koltnow ，

Tom Lin is a writer to watch。 His virgin effort has a sense of pace， with some vivid descriptions， but not much else in the way of narrative and character development。 There is little in the way of context。 Another reviewer here says it better than I can。 The ARC compares it to Cormac McCarthy but it is more like the Joe R。 Lansdale of THE MAGIC WAGON。 Lin is no Lansdale but he can grow。

Alta ，

Raw and transcendent， gritty and full of magic， this novel reads like John Wick if said Mr Wick had lived in the old west。 A spectacularly enjoyable read filled with moments of beauty and wisdom。 A perfect western。

Leighton ，

Thank you to the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review！First off， I was so excited to receive this ARC in the mail！ Tom Lin is a Chinese-American author， and since I'm a Chinese-American reader， I support him 100%。 It's so rare to see #ownvoices authors of Asian descent writing Asian-American protagonists。 It's even rarer to see an Asian-American man as the protagonist in a Western。 If it's been done before， I've never read it。 This is such an original idea， and I couldn't wait Thank you to the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review！First off， I was so excited to receive this ARC in the mail！ Tom Lin is a Chinese-American author， and since I'm a Chinese-American reader， I support him 100%。 It's so rare to see #ownvoices authors of Asian descent writing Asian-American protagonists。 It's even rarer to see an Asian-American man as the protagonist in a Western。 If it's been done before， I've never read it。 This is such an original idea， and I couldn't wait to read this one！The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin is about a Chinese-American cowboy who teams up with a blind prophet to rescue his wife and exact revenge on her kidnappers。 It takes the usual tropes of a typical book in the Western genre and then plays with them by inserting an Asian-American protagonist instead of the usual white protagonist that we see in Westerns。 When we say "cowboy，" we typically envision a white man。 But what if Asian-American men could be cowboys， too？ How would this change the story？Here is an excerpt from Chapter 1 of the book:"For a long time it had ceased to trouble him to kill。 The town of Corinne was behind him， together with its gambling dens and saloons and bar full of angry men。 Not two hours ago Ming had killed man and already in his mind the memory of it had egun to give way to th efire of imagination。。。At length the sun dropped to the surface of the lake and pressed awhile against its own reflection before slipping under。 Ming made camp and kindled a fire and took off his boots， brushed what seemed thousands of crushed brineflies off his socks。"The beginning of the book was so interesting。 I couldn't wait to keep reading and find out whether Ming is able to get his revenge and rescue his wife。 This book is definitely a page-turner！ I sped through it and finished it in a day。 Unfortunately， I'm taking a star off because I lost interest in the book after the initial novelty of the plot wore off。 I'm not typically a reader of Westerns though， so that may be why I didn't enjoy the book as much。 Overall， if you're intrigued by the excerpt above， or if you enjoy reading Westerns， I highly recommmend that you check out this book when it comes out in June！ 。。。more

Janet Martin ，

Magic realism in a Weird Western is usually an unmitigated delight， but this complex novel reads more like a graphic novel minus the graphics。 Ming is a rather wooden character， moving through the motions of revenge as he seeks for his lost love。 Almost non-stop action， and very little character development as even the setting becomes mostly an obstacle on his quest。 It's an interesting attempt， and I'm glad I finished， even though I found it a slow read--one more assassination， one more dead ho Magic realism in a Weird Western is usually an unmitigated delight， but this complex novel reads more like a graphic novel minus the graphics。 Ming is a rather wooden character， moving through the motions of revenge as he seeks for his lost love。 Almost non-stop action， and very little character development as even the setting becomes mostly an obstacle on his quest。 It's an interesting attempt， and I'm glad I finished， even though I found it a slow read--one more assassination， one more dead horse， one more cryptic prophecy， ho-hum。 Without a strong connection to the characters， the action was divorced from suspense。 。。。more

Alanna Call ，

So incredibly refreshing！ Story is such an unexpected journey， post civil war style mandolorian。 The story has a quick pace from the beginning without being exhausting。 Balancing moments of high energy with eastern philosophy。 I really appreciated how Tsu’s back story was revealed organically throughout his journey。 The author has an uncanny ability to create the old west with key components of history which have been missing from the narrative for too long。 I could not put the book down， the wr So incredibly refreshing！ Story is such an unexpected journey， post civil war style mandolorian。 The story has a quick pace from the beginning without being exhausting。 Balancing moments of high energy with eastern philosophy。 I really appreciated how Tsu’s back story was revealed organically throughout his journey。 The author has an uncanny ability to create the old west with key components of history which have been missing from the narrative for too long。 I could not put the book down， the writing was descriptive and transformative。 。。。more

Mocha Girl ，

Tom Lin is an author to watch！ This was a page-turning Western that encapsulated the hard living and harder dying for both man and beast in an era where exploitation， xenophobia， violence， and lawlessness thrived rampantly。 Ming Tsu is an experienced mercenary out for revenge; a man “out of bounds” on a mission to reclaim his stolen wife and kill the men who kidnapped her。 I liked Ming immediately and readied myself for the arduous （and seemingly impossible） quest to begin -- hoping for the love Tom Lin is an author to watch！ This was a page-turning Western that encapsulated the hard living and harder dying for both man and beast in an era where exploitation， xenophobia， violence， and lawlessness thrived rampantly。 Ming Tsu is an experienced mercenary out for revenge; a man “out of bounds” on a mission to reclaim his stolen wife and kill the men who kidnapped her。 I liked Ming immediately and readied myself for the arduous （and seemingly impossible） quest to begin -- hoping for the lovers to unite with a happy ending。 However， there are quite a few people that need to be murdered with a lot of miles between them。 Ming is focused and determined。 He has a plan and like all trained assassins， he prepares his weapons and assembles his team。 While he accidentally joins forces with a traveling troupe of misfit “miracle-workers，” each possessing supernatural talents， he purposefully seeks and recruits a blind mystic referred to as “The Prophet” who not only offers sage wisdom but uses his oracular abilities to guide the team Westward toward their individual destinies。The inchoate landscape is depicted beautifully as well as man’s willful destruction of it for the sake of Westward expansion steeped in greed and the search for natural resources （silver， copper， gold， oil， etc）。 The brutally inhumane treatment， forced conscription， and blatant exploitation of Chinese railway laborers coupled with anti （Asian）-immigrant sentiments offer a peek into historical aspects not covered in textbooks。 Recommended for those who enjoy redemptive sagas， Westerns with a touch of magical realism， and/or well-crafted suspense/thrillers。 。。。more

Jennifer Schultz ，

Read if you: Want a rollicking， inventive， and shocking Western with a Chinese-American main character。I'm not much for westerns， so take my review as you will！ However--this sounded intriguing。 There is some violence--it's a Western！--but it's not overly graphic。 The racism faced by Ming is both outward and subtle， from actual slurs to people refusing to call him by his real name。 I can see the ending being quite divisive and determining the reader's ultimate opinion of the book。 It's quite tra Read if you: Want a rollicking， inventive， and shocking Western with a Chinese-American main character。I'm not much for westerns， so take my review as you will！ However--this sounded intriguing。 There is some violence--it's a Western！--but it's not overly graphic。 The racism faced by Ming is both outward and subtle， from actual slurs to people refusing to call him by his real name。 I can see the ending being quite divisive and determining the reader's ultimate opinion of the book。 It's quite tragic--this does not end happily。 Tom Lin is definitely an author to watch！Many thanks to Little， Brown and Company and NetGalley for a digital review copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Audrey ，

3。5 starsA western with characters and voices of people who existed during that time period but erased from history。 The Chinese built the transatlantic railroad and suffered a great deal。 Here， Ming Tsu， escapes from conscription into building the railroad， joins up with a magical traveling show。 He seeks revenge against the people who separated him from his wife and who sentenced him to hard labor。 The people of the show are fantastical and are forced to support each other for survival。 But th 3。5 starsA western with characters and voices of people who existed during that time period but erased from history。 The Chinese built the transatlantic railroad and suffered a great deal。 Here， Ming Tsu， escapes from conscription into building the railroad， joins up with a magical traveling show。 He seeks revenge against the people who separated him from his wife and who sentenced him to hard labor。 The people of the show are fantastical and are forced to support each other for survival。 But this is a story of revenge and justice， in the eye of Its beholder。 Perfect for readers of harsh westerns like Cormac McCarthy， Melissa Lenhart， Paulette Jiles and Larry McMurtry。 I received an arc from the publisher but all opinions are my own。 。。。more

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