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Becoming Madame Mao | Anchee Min

2 posts | 5 read | 10 to read

From the best-selling author of RED AZALEA, this extraordinary novel tells the stirring, erotically charged story of Madame Mao Zedong, the woman almost universally known as the 'white-boned demon,' whom many hold directly responsible for the excesses of the Cultural Revolution. Bringing her lush psychological insight to bear on the facts of history, Min penetrates the myth surrounding this woman and provides a "convincing, nuanced portrait of a damaged personality" (Entertainment Weekly) driven by ambition, betrayal, and a never-to-be-fulfilled need to be loved. With all the compressed drama and high lyrical poetry of great opera, BECOMING MADAME MAO is a "remarkable accomplishment . . . Madame Mao is finally given her own voice" (Ha Jin).

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Becoming Madame Mao | Anchee Min

so-so

I liked the subject matter, the character of Madame Mao and the chance to learn more about this period of history. I was surprised to find the writing style quite stilted and melodramatic when I had really liked Empress Orchid - I‘m not sure if I remembered the writing of that one wrong or if her style just works better on the page than on audio? I would read more Anchee Min but wasn‘t a huge fan of this one.

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