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A review by mdavids
Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong
4.0
I'm a sucker for a crime novel set in a foreign (to me) country.
I can't say if this is an accurate portrayal of life in Shanghai, but it was an engrossing read.
The prose is a little stilted. It reads like it was translated from the Chinese by someone without a total grasp of idiomatic English, but that actually immersed me more in the story.
I really liked the use of poetry as a device. It wasn't forced, and added depth to the story.
I'm anxious to read the rest in the series.
I can't say if this is an accurate portrayal of life in Shanghai, but it was an engrossing read.
The prose is a little stilted. It reads like it was translated from the Chinese by someone without a total grasp of idiomatic English, but that actually immersed me more in the story.
I really liked the use of poetry as a device. It wasn't forced, and added depth to the story.
I'm anxious to read the rest in the series.