A review by linguaphile11
Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern by Jing Tsu

3.0

The timeline of the Chinese script evolution makes for a fascinating read if you are interested in China, Chinese, or language in general. The author builds a strong narrative that although it wasn’t easy, the language revolutions that occurred have been necessary for the Chinese language. As someone who is actively learning Mandarin Chinese, this book was very enjoyable.

Critical point against the book is although I enjoyed the content and storytelling at points, this book felt a bit wordy in certain spots. It’s a minor gripe against a book I did enjoy, but I’m mentioning it for objectivity’s sake.