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    a Book Depository customer "I loved this book for the simple fact that I was completely engrossed with this character and the time period itself, accurate or not. It was entertaining in a similar, albeit insubordinate way to Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha and I suppose that is primarily what I personally look for first and foremost in a book. The experience. I love to laugh, cry and even get angry at characters like Orchid and was pleasantly surprised in this department. I'll admit Min is certainly no genius in the eyes of the west but you must admit their is something to be said about the distinctive styles in which differant cultures themselves explore their writing. No, she does not adhere to the more formal styles of characterisation and no she is certainly no Dickens but read in between the lines of any writers work and their is more to be learned from that than a lifetime of classical study and farcical criticism. Just an observation. For an equally off-beat yet fascinating writer in different genres I would recommend either Natsuo Kirino the Japanese writer or Wei Hui. However if you love the as one person points out the idea of this story and not neccessarily the style you would be pleasanty surprised by a book called 'Snow Flower and the Secret Fan' another eastern cinderella story by Lisa See. For entertainment value and curiosity absolutely marvellous. For those of a more classically critical nature, do not dismiss this writer simply because of her style and difference. Analyse it from every angle and whether you love or hate it, you are bound to finf some entertainment in making up your mind. " by a Book Depository customer

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