A review by missannejello
Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern by Jing Tsu

inspiring slow-paced

2.0

China invented movable type in the eleventh century, ~300 years before the the Gutenberg press and somehow each chapter of this book felt even longer to get to the point. The writing is bloated with speculative historical reconstructions and granular technical details. While it is a chore to read, you can’t help but marvel at the impressive advancements made in digitizing an ancient knowledge.