Gold Boy, Emerald Girl

Yiyun Li's collection of short stories (some of them as short as 10 pages), Gold Boy, Emerald Girl, is an interesting little book. Set in modern-day China, the focus is on people who don't quite fit in - some are living alone, some are or were married. Some are lonely, some strike unusual friendships, or not. It's an easy read before bedtime, the characters who populate each story come to life within a few pages, and it's an interesting look into life in China. I enjoyed it.