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Fishing For Tigers (2012)

by Emily Maguire(Favorite Author)

3.54 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1742610838 (ISBN13: 9781742610832)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Picador Australia

review 1: Emily Maguire has a knack for storytelling - both this and her previous novel Smoke in the Room have premises that didn't immediately attract me and yet I read both in breathless binges, unable to stop. Fishing for Tigers real strength is its sense of place. Maguire creates a breathless and believable Hanoi, transporting me from Melbourne's grey winter to the humid, crowded streets of Vietnam. The characters are strong as well, with flaws that make them seem like real people, while leaving them likable enough to sympathise with (at least the two main characters - some of the other ex-pats are broad caricatures designed to amuse and repel). The writing is effortless - no overly showy sentences, just powerfully clear description and deft pacing.
review 2: The goo... mored bits of this novel were the descriptions of expat life in Vietnam. I really did feel I was in Hanoi and Saigon. However, I found the characters annoying, overly needy and a bit crass for my liking. Even though they were meant to be annoying, overly needy and crass. I kept thinking that I wouldn't want to go out for lunch with these people, why would I want to read about them? It wasn't terrible and I think many people would absolutely love this book but it wasn't one of my favourites. less

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