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I can't remember where I heard about Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was, but I know it was recently, and I know they compared the book to The Last Unicorn and The Princess Bride. Obviously, I had to read this book immediately.
As the subtitle suggests, the story takes place in a fairytale version of ancient China, and it reads like a myth or fable. It's the story of Number Ten Ox, a nineteen-year-old boy from a village that suddenly finds its children stricken with a myst ...more
As the subtitle suggests, the story takes place in a fairytale version of ancient China, and it reads like a myth or fable. It's the story of Number Ten Ox, a nineteen-year-old boy from a village that suddenly finds its children stricken with a myst ...more
i could tell that there was a lot more going on here than my brain was willing to participate in. it was highly entertaining, but i wasn't in the mood for digging in a bit more.
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This is a book that my husband brought into the relationship. It was something he read in college and thought I should read, so I added it to the queue. I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised by it. I was expecting some sort of obtuse, hard-to-read, Chinese fable style tale. Instead, I got a very funny, very farcical, very easy to read fantasy novel. It was really a quite delightful story.
“My surname is Li and my personal name is Kao, and there is a slight flaw in my character.”
“My surname is Li and my personal name is Kao, and there is a slight flaw in my character.”
Thank you Jackie and Serin for bringing this book to my attention/mailbox. It was beautiful.
Jul 18, 2012
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