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Title: ok, let us play up the stereotypes just a little more...
Review: I'm surprised that Bette Bao Lord is considered a distinguished writer because her writing lacks cultural authenticity and creativity. All she does is harp on old and all too played-out stereotypes. Any reader who can manage to follow the grossly contrived and fairytale-like coincidence full plot till the end will feel like they've just wasted their eyesight and time on an all too long book that could have ended about 250 pages earlier. I don't think i'll be picking up another one of her books again.
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