A Hundred Suns
Book Review - A Hundred Suns by Karin Tanabe
Book Review - A Hundred Suns by Karin Tanabe
The first thing that caught my eye about A Hundred Suns by Karin Tanabe was the Michelin name. I was curious to learn a little more about the family behind the tire company and (of course) the Michelin Guides. But then I read this sentence at the end of the publicist’s pitch, “If you're in the market for an intricate, thought-provoking, and morally murky novel, set in an underrepresented time and place, I highly recommend it!” It was this sentence that made me agree to a review.
Book Review - A Hundred Suns by Karin Tanabe
A Hundred Suns by Karin Tanabe is about American Jessie Lesage, who met and married Victor, an heir to the Michelin rubber fortune, after moving to Paris. They are once again on the move, this time to Vietnam to oversee the family’s rubber plantations there, but Jessie is also running from her past. At first, Vietnam seems like the perfect escape, glamorous and distant. Early on she meets Marcelle, becoming quick friends and her “in” to both the ex-pat crowd and the locals. But Marcelle has a past of her own at odds with the Michelin family…
Book Review - A Hundred Suns by Karin Tanabe
This was a slow burn in the beginning. I was about a third of the way through the book before I was really hooked, but it was worth sticking it out. Eventually, I got into the pace of the novel and was intrigued by how the plot would play out, which characters would prevail, and what their motivations were. This book is dense with history but there is enough intrigue and glamour to keep the story interesting.
