Customer Reviews

For Goodness Sake, A Novel of the Afterlife of Suzie Wong

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Hong Kong has that effect on some people, they just can't get enough and they keep on coming back. I'm one of them and Sebastian Gerard's book is just what I was looking for to stay under the spell.

Upon the first contact, Hong Kong looks like a weird and gigantic jigsaw. Trip after trip all the pieces are beginning to fall into place although the whole picture is still a mystery. "For Goodness sake" is one more brilliant piece to that puzzle.

It is the kind of book that seems too short although it is quite fat. And after having read the last page, you will get the same feeling as when you part from friends or when you leave Hong Kong, you will know that you are going to miss the colorful characters and the fascinating city.

A must for all those who loved Suzie Wong. Who was Lomax, what became of Suzie, how is Hong Kong now ? All the answers are in this thrilling novel.

This book is quite amusing, it somehow captures my memories of Hong Kong the smells the sights and even the people, some of the people although falling a little into the stereotypings of Hong Kong people.

Although the book is a little short, and the ending feels a bit too rushed with the small twist in the last couple of chapters , it seems almost tacked on as an after thought in that the mysteries in the rest of the book are barely scratched at with only the tiniest of hints being dropped by the protagonists.

The ending which I wont spoil is rather clever reflecting on the mystery of throughout the book.