A review by anothersolipsist
Eight Skilled Gentleman by Barry Hughart

5.0

This is an exceedingly enjoyable book. It's a fun romp through a fantasy setting which just happens to be almost exactly 4th century China. The author has a gift for descriptive writing, and I particularly liked some of the colorful similes. This is a standalone book, but you'll probably want to read "Bridge of Birds" first, since it's the first book featuring these main characters and contains more introduction of them.