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This really does feel like collection of short stories.Sure, it is a full book, but the differing chapters often do not feel connected apart from the same characters being in it. But nonetheless, the novel is well written and by the time I read it, i ...more "
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(page 44 of 320)
"So Qing is the son of a mainland father. I wonder if that has any impact her. Granted, I won't find out because I have to prioritize which books to read and I only wanted to read this because of what another book said about its historical context." — 7 hours, 12 min ago
"So Qing is the son of a mainland father. I wonder if that has any impact her. Granted, I won't find out because I have to prioritize which books to read and I only wanted to read this because of what another book said about its historical context." — 7 hours, 12 min ago
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(page 241 of 288)
"I guess I can consider myself lucky that only now in the resumee does he speak about power again. Albeit it is once more clear how much he focuses on the KMT when it comes to all of this. He never seems to consider that discourses during Japanese times might have influenced Taiwan, instead he always refers to the Qing times and the 20/30s republican times from "the mainland."" — Dec 17, 2025 04:45AM
"I guess I can consider myself lucky that only now in the resumee does he speak about power again. Albeit it is once more clear how much he focuses on the KMT when it comes to all of this. He never seems to consider that discourses during Japanese times might have influenced Taiwan, instead he always refers to the Qing times and the 20/30s republican times from "the mainland."" — Dec 17, 2025 04:45AM
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