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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Great Read I'm only 15 (writing on my mum's account) so many could say that 'i don't know what i like etc.' but i really do. This Book (Peony In Love)..
Is one of my favorite reads ever because it includes my loves of ancient china and their women plus romance. It honostly bought me to tears (which isn't very hard to do) but made me enjoy it even more. The actual story revolves around a young girl brought up in the house of her wealthy father. She falls in love with a mysteriouse gentleman but is... more info
Starts well, ends badly The first third of the book was very readable with a great deal of detail about Chinese life. Sadly the whole thing fell apart when it flew off into the realms of rather poor fantasy and ghost stories. i couldn't be bothered finishing it.
Not what I'd expected This is a really difficult book to review because it wasn't at all what I'd expected. The first third ran more or less true to form, following Peony as she prepares to turn 16 and leave her natal home to join a husband that she has never met. To commemorate a significant festival her father arranges a production of the epic opera The Peony Pavilion; an opera that Peony has read many times but never seen. Without giving too much away, this part of the book left me feeling frustrated and sad and although the... more info
Not what I'd expected This is a really difficult book to review because it wasn't at all what I'd expected. The first third ran more or less true to form, following Peony as she prepares to turn 16 and leave her natal home to join a husband that she has never met. To commemorate a significant festival her father arranges a production of the epic opera The Peony Pavilion; an opera that Peony has read many times but never seen. Without giving too much away, this part of the book left me feeling frustrated and sad and although the... more info
