Choi fully fleshes out her characters and makes them feel scarily realistic, but this does sometimes drag the reader through certain parts of the story.įamily is also a main theme explored in Yolk. Instead, it concentrates all its effort on building its characters and exploring their relationships. The story, while overflowing with emotion, does not rush from one plot point to the next. Having a flawed main character is a tricky tightrope to walk, and there are definitely times when, as the reader, you want to shake her and put her on the right path, but that is also the beauty of Jayne-she feels so real.īeing more of a character-based story however comes with a cost the pace of the novel is meandering. And Choi absolutely nails it when bringing her to life. Jayne is raw she’s purposely callus at times, and full of hurt. She’s both mentally and physically self-destructive as she navigates how to deal with her eating disorder, alongside the pressure of being successful within her family. Not only struggling to make rent, complete university, and navigate a toxic roommate situation, Jayne also struggles with bulimia and body dysmorphia. Let’s start with our main character, Jayne.
Not for the faint hearted, Yolk is an emotional ride back to family, and easily Choi’s most confronting work yet. But family is forever-at least, it’s meant to be. When June re-enters her life, Jayne is reluctant to open old wounds and return to her sister’s orbit. Jayne herself is drifting through university, barely getting by in the big city. Until she gets diagnosed with uterine cancer. She has her own apartment in New York, a competitive job, and doesn’t seem to need her younger sister at all. Jayne’s older sister, June, is unstoppable. Choi comes Yolk, the story of two estranged sisters set to re-collide as they discover they might just need each other more than they want to admit.
From New York Times bestselling author Mary H.
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