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BookishRedhead
The Forbidden City | Roderick MacFarquhar
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Not all about the Forbidden City but a nice little book.
Mine is from 1972.
Goes well with my medal from the Conqueror Challenge

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JenniferEgnor
Ghost Music | An Yu
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This was a really strange book. When there are mushrooms involved, I‘m always interested. The main character is a pianist stuck in a loveless marriage, when ghosts of the past suddenly come calling. The lines of reality, dream, and hallucination blur. This is a novel about grief, and the journeys we take to the path of self-realization. I couldn‘t help but think of themes of China‘s ‘left over women‘ in this novel. More on that here:⬇️

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Pinta
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Fast-paced, direct, breezy humor in Beijing. Dust storms, police crackdowns, pirated DVDs, migration, urban survival, economic inequality, desperation, entrepreneurialism, living by your wits. “Making it.” Wild final scene. Great trans. Eric Abrahamsen. 2014

43 “Ha, people were all too vain to withstand love.”

6 “ the sun was dropping steadily in the sandpaper sky […] looking more and more like a giant millstone weighing on Beijing‘s shoulders.”

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amsu311
Private Beijing: (Private 17) | James Patterson, Adam Hamdy
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My favourite series...

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Elizabeth2
The Firemaker | Peter May
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This thriller has a slow start and initially unlikable characters, but gives way to a good mystery. The character development along the way begins to make the characters more likable. This is the first book in a series with a Chinese police detective and an American pathologist. Peter May has researched extensively to write this series based in China. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 #clearmyshelves2024 #serieslove2024

This is my #bookspin for January.

Crazeedi This was a great series, I've liked every book I've read by this author 10mo
Elizabeth2 @Crazeedi he‘s so good! His Lewis Trilogy was phenomenal! I‘m looking forward to reading the next one in this series. 😃 I have you and @EadieB to thank for introducing me to him. 10mo
EadieB @Elizabeth2 Great to hear you are enjoying Peter May‘s books. I love him too! 10mo
Crazeedi @Elizabeth2 agree and @EadieB introduced me to him too!! 10mo
TheAromaofBooks I've enjoyed other books by this author before - this series has been on my radar for a while!! 10mo
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Elizabeth2
The Firemaker | Peter May
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I am thankful that @EadieB introduced me to Peter May. I thoroughly enjoyed the Lewis trilogy by him. Eadie sent me several of his books and this one has been on my shelf for a bit and is my #bookspin for January. #clearmyshelvesin2024 ❤️📚

EadieB @Elizabeth2 Nice! Hope you enjoy it! 10mo
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BookishBelle
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This was good. I was so glad it turned out the way it did. I will get this in the mail this week @megnews I‘m behind on life after surgery last week. #LMPBC @TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk

TheBookHippie 🙃♥️ we were all perpetually behind. 🙃♥️ 13mo
Bookwormjillk I‘m behind too! Working on My Life In France today. 13mo
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