Frog

by Mo Yan
This is a novel about a chinese midwife called Gugu and her nephew called Tadpole who narrates the story. However, it is much more than that. It tells the story of the one child policy in China from the time of post second world war to the current day. At one point it is talking about the national level and the benefits the state would see and then seamlessly, takes it down to the individual level and the pain and problems caused to families and individuals.
It was funny in places and heartbreaking in others. Personally, I found difficulty in getting to grips with the names but that did not get in the way of a thought provoking and enjoyable novel 8/10