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This was a wonderful read edging into five-star territory, evocative and compelling about a place and a time long gone, and yet. I can’t ignore two overarching issues. The first is the author’s age especially at the start of the memoir, seven going on thirty-seven it seems, as he was a tiny man-about-town where he didn’t even speak the language at first. I’m not sure how much is memory and how much is later projection, especially given that the author returned to Hong Kong in a few years for goo
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Aug 31, 2008
Jonathan
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Jun 17, 2012
Vesra (When She Reads)
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Apr 13, 2013
Rachel
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Apr 26, 2017
Terri
marked it as around-the-world
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Dec 24, 2018
Jonathan
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Apr 09, 2022
Cheryl
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Oct 22, 2023
Keeley
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