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Binu and The Great Wall: The Myth of Meng

Su Tong,

Howard Goldblatt (Translation)

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Aug 28, 2009 Christine rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: diverse-hero-or-heroine, fantasy-myth-and-fairy, literature-china

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Maybe it's because I'm an ugly American, but I didn't like this book. I'm giving it two star because of the wonderful writing in the beginning and in other places, so it's more two stars for style.

I knew about this legend before I picked up this book, so I wasn't coming into the story as a total know nothing. I also haven't read anything by Tong before, and, in all fairness, I should point out that I haven't read much in the way of Chinese literature. In truth, part of the problem I had with thi ...more

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