This has been a disappointing vacation. Sure, the lake is pretty, the breeze is cool, and the food is great. But my book selection is poor. I was looking forward to Peony in Love because I loved Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, but the two books don't compare. I think this is the first time I've ever knocked a novel about foot-binding and Chinese culture, but here goes.
Something happens with the main character at the end of Part II that really ticks me off and made the rest of the book a complete disappointment. I kept reading, hoping it would get better, but I was ready to burn all copies of the opera The Peony Pavilion by the time I struggled to the end of this one!
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