Still, its immersive depiction of Taoist tradition and one historical Chinatown is likely to inspire further reading. This page-turner shouldn't be taken as non-fiction. As it turned out, the novel it most reminded me of was Frank Busch's Grey Eyes, from last year – another suspenseful, tightly plotted story about magic outside the European tradition. A Superior Man is meant as historical fiction, though, and while thorough research backs The Girl with Ghost Eyes, it's marketed as fantasy. In both, white people play mere bit parts, a refreshing change. Both concern saving face and questions of belonging in late-19th-century North American Chinese communities. The Girl with Ghost Eyes shares much with Paul Yee's A Superior Man, also published this year. Boroson's imaginative, adventure-filled debut. Li-lin, a young woman gifted with the ability to see the spirit world, must battle a powerful sorcerer to save San Francisco's Chinatown in M.H.
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