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michelle_deeter 's review for:
The Republic of Wine
by Mo Yan
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The book was at least 25% too long. I'm not sure I liked how there were two threads, one being a chain of letters between a "Mo Yan" and Li Yidou, and the other being the investigation by hopelessly incompetent Investigator Ding. He's so terrible. Most of the characters are male, and one main character is called the lady truck driver--for most of the novel she does not have a name. That really irritated me. Some of this can be forgiven since it was written in the 90s, but at the end of the day, I just did not like this book.