A Cab Called Reliable: A Novel (1998) - Plot & Excerpts
This book really disturbed me. The first chapter was intriguing to me because the main character, a young Korean-American girl, sees her mom leave her and her father with her brother. The mother leaves a note telling the girl that she would be back for her. In reality, the mom never comes back to get the girl. The father, who is sexually abusive, gave me the creeps. I did not enjoy his character at all, and hated the way he treated his daughter. The whole point of the story was for the girl to find out why her mom left. That mystery was one thing that kept me reading. However, when I found out why she left in the first place, I was completely disappointed. The whole book led up to find out, and it just was anti-climactic. The ending was also confusing. I feel like the author got lazy and just wanted to end the book quickly because that’s what it felt like: a quick and messy ending.
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