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Review: I am an avid reader who usually reads very rapidly, but I had to slog my way through this book. I am astounded that it won the National Book Award. I did not find it "well-written". In fact, I frequently found the sentence construction awkward. I agree with one reviewer who found it "bland"--I found it both bland and ponderous. There is only one likeable character in the whole book and that is Shuyu. It does provide an interesting insight on life in China in the latter part of the 20th century, but for me this book does not compare with a book such as Tsukiyama's "The Samurai's Garden". Different books for different folks...
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