pickThe story of a newly married woman trying to navigate her way through the international society of 1920's Shanghai. A descriptive novel, I could visualise the environment. I found elements of the story predictable but an enjoyable read.
pickAn interesting and unique look into 1920s Shanghai during the rise of communism and the fall of the imperialists. I knew nothing about this period in history. The story itself was engaging and nicely written.
This is good story but is being overshadowed by a great one I just finished. I‘m listening to it on my commute and I‘ve found myself drifting off a couple of times.
panReviewed for Books+Publishing. The author tries something new—Shanghai 1925 was filled with tension and turmoil—but Annie, the protagonist is too shallow and bland to do justice to the setting.
Additional notes: some of the dialogue by minor Chinese characters are spelled to show their accent. YMMV but this bothered me a lot as it served no useful purpose to the plot.
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