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Title: So-so
Review: This translation of the classic Chinese novel is not nearly as good as the previous Arthur Waley edition, also available from Amazon. This edition has the adventage of being greatly simplified, and therefore may be more suitable for young readers. Fans of the Waley edition might also be interested in this edition as a source for a few slightly different stories selected from the much longer original. However, this edition eliminates much of the texture of the original and is overall much, much shorter than Waley's. Most readers would be far wiser to choose Waley's classic edition. This is a poor substitute at best, except possibly for children.
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