I think this is probably one of those stories you either really like or don't. It sort of reminds me of a fable. The writing is good, but the storyline isn't for me. Women are just property. There's so much tragedy. It made me feel depressed. Sometimes the sad parts in a book give me the feels...
I often tell people that I have found something to like in every genre of music except for Chinese opera ... and yet I have just read a book that is very much about Chinese opera.Peony is obsessed with an opera called "The Peony Pavilion," which is about a young woman who dies of love and how she is...
... a bit bizzare - but then it deals with Chinese belief system, so... ;) ... and the main character is annoying as hell! really - a more stereotypical of a self-absorbed silly teenager "in love" could not be delivered! ... she's rather like Sansa, really... oO still - the historical background is ...
So, I read this book about 4 years ago, give or take a few months. At the time I was engrossed with the chinese culture and read other books as well (Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, The Empress, The Good Women of China, etc. etc). The thing is- this is one of those books I never got to read from sta...
I just couldn't finish it. And I tried. Really, really tried. Even after studying Chinese history extensively in college, I'm usually not very picky about the books that I read. I don't really care about the accuracy or the sequence of events, as long as it's a good story. But maybe it's the chees...
Ho letto Fiore di Neve e il ventaglio segreto, della stessa autrice, prima di leggere questo libro e l'ho trovato molto migliore. La storia di Peonia รจ avvincente all'inizio, ma poi finisce per essere solo uno struggersi continuo di cui avevo intuito troppo facilmente il finale. Carino insomma, ma m...
While all the descriptions of history and culture in this book were interesting, I thought they took a lot of focus away from the actual story. I thought See's writing felt dull sometimes, like she's just listing all the customs and traditions. Maybe it's because I already know some things about Chi...
A little too long in the "wandering" part but I still enjoyed the story. Not quite as good as Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, but I liked the historical references and insight into the culture.
An interesting story, with a clever structure, weaving parallels between the legend of the Peony Pavilion with the "real" story of a girl called Peony, though that does make the first third very predictable.I found the faux naive voice of Peony a little irritating at times; it is too didactic in the...
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