Based on the Chinese myth of Meng Jiangnu who brought down the Great Wall with her tears of mourning, this instalment of the Canongate Myths series has ended up a surreal fairytale against a backdrop of a country in despair.

Whilst only a short novel, it does remind me of the sort of journey based tales that began with Gulliver’s Travels and has become a favourite within the fantasy genre. It even remind me a little of Neil Gaiman’s Stardust in a way. Binu is travelling across a land unknown to her and she meets strange people on the way and gets herself in and out of all sorts of scrapes.
I was disappointed by the low average rating on Goodreads, though obviously not enough to put off reading it. Expectations have a big part to play in enjoyment of a book. If you are looking for historical fiction then pass it by but if you enjoy Grimm’s Fairy Tales and stories where the character goes on a weird and wonderful journey, definitely give Binu a go.
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