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mgwuh 's review for:
The Emperor and the Endless Palace
by Justinian Huang
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The author can't handle the style used in the modern segments and it makes it grating to read. I also am not convinced the author knows much about how people think... Either way, none of the characters are appealing to me. The most compelling set were from 1740 (about 100 years into Qing dynasty) but their entire story ended for me about 75% of the way through and then I could barely tolerate finishing.