Fred Perez từ Bhuratwala, Haryana , India

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11/25/2024

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Fred Perez Sách lại (10)

2019-01-08 22:31

Bộ Sách Chú Voi Moppet Vui Vẻ (Bộ 8 Cuốn) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Mammoth World

In terms of writing quality, Anchee Min is consistent here with this book’s prequel; Empress Orchid. Min writes with a wonderful ease and flow, combining imaginative description with show over tell. The Last Empress differs from Empress Orchid in construction of plot and pacing however. Whilst Empress Orchid covered a handful of years of the eponymous character’s life, The Last Empress covers several decades. This means the pacing is considerably different. Empress Orchid had the leisure to dwell on choice moments, to draw out key events. The Last Empress aspires to a grander and more epic scope, but it only achieves this half the time. The other half, plot points are summarised and trotted out in after-the-event narrative. I feel a little mean-spirited pointing that out, but it’s true. It’s still well-written, but it feels abridged and abbreviated. The Last Empress is longer than Empress Orchid, so it’s hard to see what Min could have done, other than make this book even longer or make this into a trilogy – either of which I would have been perfectly happy with. The way it’s written as is however, I do feel that the story has lost some immersion and depth due to events being skimmed over, which is a shame as I like these two books, and Min’s writing style. In terms of historical accuracy, I’m still grossly underqualified to comment, but having started reading a biography of Cixi I’ve become aware that Min has changed certain facts in these two books (Orchid was probably not Cixi’s birth name; she didn’t come from Wuhu although her father was an official there at one time; she was originally a concubine of the sixth rank not the fourth rank; Nuharoo was also originally a concubine though she was swiftly promoted to Empress; Cixi’s attempt to get involved in her husband’s rule was greeted with disapproval from him not attraction, etc.) Still a good read however, and in some ways the story in The Last Empress is even more poignant than in Empress Orchid. 8 out of 10.

Người đọc Fred Perez từ Bhuratwala, Haryana , India

Người dùng coi những cuốn sách này là thú vị nhất trong năm 2017-2018, ban biên tập của cổng thông tin "Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn" khuyến cáo rằng tất cả các độc giả sẽ làm quen với văn học này.