Her self-pity obscures any meaningthis book might have. Unfortunately,Mah's writing lacks every skill imaginable. To be successful (and there are many successful ones), an authorneeds to rely on writing, since the plot is already cliché. But the memoir? It isa complete disappointment.įor one thing, Cinderella is one of the oldeststories around. The setting is mid-20th century Shanghai, China. The hardship are the "evil stepmother" and overbearingsiblings. This is intended to be a Cinderella storywith a protagonist triumphing over hardships, with the author herself asCinderella. In Falling Leaves theauthor recounts a painful childhood she is the family's scapegoat, picked on byher siblings and abused by her parents. With the exception of a good title, there islittle else worth mentioning about this memoir. If you're looking for a lack of depth and style, youneed only turn to the first page. If you want to read 300 pages worth of complaints andnothing else, pick up Adeline Yen Mah's Falling Leaves: The True Story of anUnwanted Chinese Daughter.
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