What I did adore about Gong’s writing was her way with her characters. While the names, specific quotes, and minor plot points are the same, the overall plot and story arch differ so vastly that I don’t think I was able to enjoy this as much as I should have. Spoiler alert: it’s not…sort of at all? When we discussed this in the book club a majority of us agreed that this would have been a better reading experience if we went in NOT knowing this was based on the play. I think what messed up this experience for me was going into this book thinking this would be a direct retelling of Romeo and Juliet. I was ready to dive head first into this novel. These Violent Delights ended up being my Book Of The Month (no, I’m not affiliated with them, I just use their service) pick for November, and was later announced as our first book for the Moods and Pages book club hosted by Donna! This was pitched as a Romeo and Juliet retelling set in Shanghai in the 1920’s, and boy oh boy are those three things some of my favorites.
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