Title: Mildly entertaining, easily forgotten
Product review: For the first time, I prefer the translated version of a book over the original. The original is packed with clichés, making it unbearable. Somehow the translation was able to breath some freshness into this otherwise uninspired piece, but nothing can save it from its superficial characters. Amongst the contemporary novelists of Hong Kong, Lillian Lee no doubt is, and deservingly so, the most well received writer by both the critics and readers in general, but even her work suffers from the same ailment as other novels from Hong Kong: The lack of originality. Each book reads exactly the same as any other book by the same author. There's hardly any variation in either style or technique. This is one of those books that are mildly entertaining but quickly forgotten after you turn the last page.
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