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A review by posadafan
Brothers by Da Chen
4.0
Ok, for all the "wrongness" in this book, 4 stars is probably a little high...but it was so darned absorbing! And the storyline is nicely woven, in and out, with unpredictable twists the whole way. I couldn't put the thing down, and it's a rather heavy book.
Though this is a novel, it's set in a certain well-documented period of time in China, and within that there seems to be more than a few inaccuracies. (Yes, it's fiction, but you'd at least expect the historical details to be genuine.)
Also, some of the gruesome and heartless violence throughout was a bit over-the-top. And I really did not understand the internal deterioration and senselessness of the military brother in the last part of the book.
Would like to hear others' comments...
Though this is a novel, it's set in a certain well-documented period of time in China, and within that there seems to be more than a few inaccuracies. (Yes, it's fiction, but you'd at least expect the historical details to be genuine.)
Also, some of the gruesome and heartless violence throughout was a bit over-the-top. And I really did not understand the internal deterioration and senselessness of the military brother in the last part of the book.
Would like to hear others' comments...