calling this an 'Asian book' or a 'woman's book' limits its scope and depth, a book that delves into memory, both personal and historical. a sci-fi, fantasy, critical social commentary, poetry, and product of the postmodern. China - Social life and customs - 19th century - Fiction.Label Salt fish girl : a novel Title Salt fish girl Title remainder a novel Statement of responsibility Larissa Lai Creator And as a former Vancouverite, I also appreciated the book's run-down Pacific edge of the future setting." reviews story about two Asian women -one a shapeshifter and the other obsessed with scent and her dead mother- who lived in very different times, but are somehow related. it is dream-like and yet feels intensely real. larissa lai's poetic and lucid writing style fits so well with the fantastical yet tactile tone of the book. salt fish girl is also laden with loss, denial, forgetting and abandonment that is a common thread in an asian diasporic experience. at the same time, however, the circular setup of the novel, the watery motifs, and gendered violence situates the book within women's experiences. it is also a creative challenge to conventional discussions on immigration and geographic/cultural displacement by exposing the power dynamics in the process.
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