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Title: The emperess is not wearing any clothes
Review: Note to self: never ever read a book about a woman coming of age - written by a man. The story (was there a story?) plodded along like a sea tortoise - yes, that's the type of lyrical imagery one can expect from Golden. The characters are two-dimensional, stereotypical, and completely uninteresting. I've read romance novels better written than this. The true crime is that Golden has taken a potentially fascinating woman, situation, and era - and rendered it as dry as parchment paper. If it's true Steven Spielberg has optioned this book for the big screen, I predict major rewrites. Read "The Red Tent" instead.
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