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I read this entranced for an afternoon. At barely over a hundred pages, it is an exceptional work of voice, both in monologue passages and in highly descriptive dialogged. I found myself slipping along its paragraphs, unable to escape the pull. It has very little story; it’s about the encounter of some lower-class folks with a would-be empress. There’s no major assassination plot or a war to stop. There’s not even that much court intrigue. Instead, it’s about these different people empathizing w
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Cool history of a fantasy world (China-ish?), with mammoths although we barely see them here. But there is a cool background (monks, fancy talking animals, royal people uniting kingdoms and double crossing each other) and a satisfying frame around the history story.
I listened again on audio for the S&L show. This time I felt smarter because I understood what the hints were from the beginning. But again it was a slow start, partly because my car noise is perfect for obscuring the narrator's voice ...more
I listened again on audio for the S&L show. This time I felt smarter because I understood what the hints were from the beginning. But again it was a slow start, partly because my car noise is perfect for obscuring the narrator's voice ...more
Beautiful and wonderful to read. I love the hoopoe.
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