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The Lost And Forgotten Languages Of Shanghai: A Novel (2010)

by Ruiyan Xu(Favorite Author)

3.05 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

031258654X (ISBN13: 9780312586546)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

St. Martin's Press

review 1: First thoughts: well-written slice-of-life story but the characters felt a tad too stereotypical and predictable. I like the tiny details describing the city and its people, although on occasions they were superfluous and bordering on purple - ok not purple, maybe cobalt blue. In the end, it felt like watching a Chinese arthouse film with a coherent plot (pretty slow burning though) and somewhat interesting characters but not ones that imprint themselves on you or leave you with something new or stimulating to chew on. Book swap with Dini :)
review 2: There were moments in this book that I was completely drawn in, couldn't wait to see what would happen next; but, unfortunately, for most of the story it was just so-so. It was good enough that I wanted to finish ... moreand see what happened to each of the characters but it wasn't stimulating enough to make me sigh when I reached the end (i.e. sometimes it can be like saying goodbye to dear friends)nor was it gripping enough to make me eager to turn the page. less

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