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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
An interesting character study, if not much more than that. Would definitely try more by Zen Cho.
A quick read but it’s good!
Jade is seriously not taking herself serious! I love it. She says what she needs to say without too much regard, but still holding back when she needs. Finding herself in the situation she is, really makes the most of it & thankfully realizes where here heart really is. Very sweet!
Jade is seriously not taking herself serious! I love it. She says what she needs to say without too much regard, but still holding back when she needs. Finding herself in the situation she is, really makes the most of it & thankfully realizes where here heart really is. Very sweet!
Picked this up based on a glowing Dear Author review. Loved the book's tone/narrative voice, the unusual combination of English-set historical romance and Chinese main character, and the narrator's unconventional views about sexuality. Great portrait of 1920s Bloomsbury intellectual society. The only downsides: the story's brevity, and its almost complete lack of character development for the male love interest. Well worth reading, though. Crossing my fingers that Cho will publish more...
A delightful one-sitting story that had me grinning as I read it!
A short, light, quick read. Good palate cleanser. Great dialogue! Jade is a witty, satirical, sassy protagonist.
“A nice Indian servant gave me a drink. . . . I skulked in a corner clutching it and trying as hard as I could to look inscrutable and aloof, but feeling scrutable and loof as anything.”
“A nice Indian servant gave me a drink. . . . I skulked in a corner clutching it and trying as hard as I could to look inscrutable and aloof, but feeling scrutable and loof as anything.”
It took me seven days to read this and it's 80 pages long.
Tagebuchroman mit lustiger Erzählerin. Bevor ich anfangen konnte, die Handlung vorhersehbar zu finden, war es auch schon wieder vorbei (nur 80 Seiten oder so). Riesenmaschine-Pluspunkt: "Erwartete, gefürchtete Standards entfallen oder verlieren ihren Schrecken".
Fantastic and fun, but definitely a short novella. I'd love to read a longer version.
I liked the writing style and the characters but it’s not the type of short story I like— I like romances to be a little more flushed out
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes