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Review: Su Tong (蘇童) - My Life as Emperor (我的帝王生涯) (2006)
Tuesday, March 30th, 2021 22:00I really enjoyed this book. It played out a lot like a historical Cdrama, but it was the first time that I'd read it in the written form (in English), and I really enjoyed it.
This is a story from the point of view of a child Emperor. I was browsing Goodreads and found that a lot of people put down this book because they found the narrator unlikeable. I didn't expect to find the narrator likeable, and I think it might be a bit of a culture gap as violence and cutthroat politics is a staple of Chinese palace stories.
Anyway, I'd definitely recommend this book for those who enjoy Chinese historical palace stories, or those who like deep character studies.
Spoilers.
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This is a story from the point of view of a child Emperor. I was browsing Goodreads and found that a lot of people put down this book because they found the narrator unlikeable. I didn't expect to find the narrator likeable, and I think it might be a bit of a culture gap as violence and cutthroat politics is a staple of Chinese palace stories.
Anyway, I'd definitely recommend this book for those who enjoy Chinese historical palace stories, or those who like deep character studies.
Spoilers.
( Read more... )
