Definitely not a light read; Yueran's "Cocoon" is both heartwarming and distressing, providing a glimpse into a number of historical events through the eyes of its characters, with whom one can effortlessly empathize.

I didn't know what to expect from this book but I really enjoyed it, although it wasn't an easy read. It was well written with well developed characters and a storyline that was compelling with a dual narrative that kept me gripped until the end.

One word to describe this book is that is challenging. It explores friendship, death and generational trauma in a very intriguing way. Narrated by the two characters looking back at each other’s version of their family history that is bound by an incident, it kept me on the edge as to how it would end.
After finishing the book, I find myself looking for the meaning of ‘Cocoon’. Google says in Chinese,it means ‘a protected place’. I guess Jacqui and Gong had cocooned their version of their family history.

*Thanks to Net Galley and World Editions for allowing me to read and review an ARC (for the english translation)of this book.

review link:
https://zjdelmo.wordpress.com/2022/04/22/cocoon-by-zhang-yueran/