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Title: I would like to give the book no stars, but
Review: it's just not an option. I was surprised to learn that Ms. Lord lived in China at all since her work reveals such a shallow understanding of Chinese people. For a person born and lived in China, the plot of this novel is anything but plausible. Reading it was like watching an old Hollywood movie with static and distorted characters who are supposedly Asian. Just because an author looks Asian doesn't mean that she understands the culture. Being Chinese -- or a member of any other enthnic group -- is not a quality of appearance but of knowledge and experience. Ms. Lord seems to have neither....
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