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A review by bioniclib
A Loyal Character Dancer by Qiu Xiaolong
4.0
I'm really enjoying this Chinese take on the mystery genre.
On the mystery front, the plotting isn't quite fair. Some of the clues are left off until they're revealed and so I had no hope of figuring it out until he lead me to the answer. Or...I'm just not smart enough to catch the subtle clues. Entirely possible!
On the Chinese front, I'm loving learning about China after the Cultural Revolution and during Mao's days in power. It's fascinating to read! The dialog comes off as a wee bit stilted but I'm not sure if that's something being lost in translation (literally) or if it just sound foreign because it is.
On the character front, I enjoy how Chen is a poet and poetry played an even more important role in this story than the first story.
I'll most definitely be continuing in with this series.
On the mystery front, the plotting isn't quite fair. Some of the clues are left off until they're revealed and so I had no hope of figuring it out until he lead me to the answer. Or...I'm just not smart enough to catch the subtle clues. Entirely possible!
On the Chinese front, I'm loving learning about China after the Cultural Revolution and during Mao's days in power. It's fascinating to read! The dialog comes off as a wee bit stilted but I'm not sure if that's something being lost in translation (literally) or if it just sound foreign because it is.
On the character front, I enjoy how Chen is a poet and poetry played an even more important role in this story than the first story.
I'll most definitely be continuing in with this series.