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The Ming Storytellers
It is the 15th Century. At the dawn of the Ming Dynasty, three women's paths will cross. And of their journey, a tale will be born.
An imperial concubine,
A Persian traveler,
And a mysterious storyteller.
Three women: One story.
This is BEIJING. A city seething with mystery and royal intrigue.
Once a palace orphan, the wilful Min Li has only ever sought to please, even if that means pleasing Emperor Zhu Di. Now a powerful concubine, Min Li unearths a terrible secret concealed within the walls of Beijing's Imperial city. Driven to despair, she seeks help from her lover, Admiral Zheng He. But this will spark a chain of events that even sets Beijing's palace on fire. Min Li's fate is sealed but her true enemy is not who she thinks.
The Ming Storytellers is a historical tale of 15th century China that sweeps across the palaces of Nanjing and Beijing into the mountainous villages of Yunnan, where a mysterious shaman holds the key to a woman's destiny.
Across the oceans, from the bustling bazaars of Southern India to the lush shores of Zanzibar, nothing is quite what it seems.
For the eyes and ears of the Ming Emperor are ever near.
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A tale of the far East replete with dark secrets, The Ming Storytellers is set during the early Ming Dynasty, soon after the reconquest of The Middle Kingdom from the Mongols.
The Ming Storytellers delves into the political and personal intrigues of the Zhu Imperial family. On the eve of the great Beijing Palace fire and the Ming fleet's sixth expedition, an imperial concubine is swept up by dark forces of obsession and revenge.
The Ming Storytellers is a must journey for historical travelers and for those who believe in the bridging of worlds.
An imperial concubine,
A Persian traveler,
And a mysterious storyteller.
Three women: One story.
This is BEIJING. A city seething with mystery and royal intrigue.
Once a palace orphan, the wilful Min Li has only ever sought to please, even if that means pleasing Emperor Zhu Di. Now a powerful concubine, Min Li unearths a terrible secret concealed within the walls of Beijing's Imperial city. Driven to despair, she seeks help from her lover, Admiral Zheng He. But this will spark a chain of events that even sets Beijing's palace on fire. Min Li's fate is sealed but her true enemy is not who she thinks.
The Ming Storytellers is a historical tale of 15th century China that sweeps across the palaces of Nanjing and Beijing into the mountainous villages of Yunnan, where a mysterious shaman holds the key to a woman's destiny.
Across the oceans, from the bustling bazaars of Southern India to the lush shores of Zanzibar, nothing is quite what it seems.
For the eyes and ears of the Ming Emperor are ever near.
----
A tale of the far East replete with dark secrets, The Ming Storytellers is set during the early Ming Dynasty, soon after the reconquest of The Middle Kingdom from the Mongols.
The Ming Storytellers delves into the political and personal intrigues of the Zhu Imperial family. On the eve of the great Beijing Palace fire and the Ming fleet's sixth expedition, an imperial concubine is swept up by dark forces of obsession and revenge.
The Ming Storytellers is a must journey for historical travelers and for those who believe in the bridging of worlds.
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First published July 25, 2012
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About the author
Laura Rahme
8 books160 followersA recipient of the Best International Author prize from the 2023 Biblioteca Suore Montevergine book fair, Laura Rahme is an award-winning French-Australian novelist. Born in Senegal and inspired by her rich family heritage (Lebanese, French and Vietnamese), she writes fiction informed by historical and cultural research.
With Bachelor degrees in Psychology and Aerospace Engineering, she balances a long career in Tech with her great love of telling stories.
She has written,
𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓜𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓢𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂𝓽𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓮𝓻𝓼 (2012) - a historical novel set in China's Early Ming Dynasty.
𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓜𝓪𝓼𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓪𝓻𝓲 (2014) - a historical mystery with supernatural themes set in 15th century Venice.
𝓙𝓾𝓵𝓲𝓮𝓷'𝓼 𝓣𝓮𝓻𝓻𝓸𝓻 (2017) - a French Revolution psychological thriller/mystery which pays homage to her Breton origins.
𝓒𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓪 (2021) - a Victorian gothic horror mystery set in 19th century England and Greece.
𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓮𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓵𝓵𝔂 (2021) — a real life 19th century fairy tale set in France, featuring first celebrity chef, Antonin Carême (1784 - 1833) and one of France's most mysterious figures, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord.
𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓲𝓰𝓷𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓖𝓸𝓻é𝓮 (2024) — a historical mystery set in 1840s Gorée, reprising the French detective Maurice Leroux from the novel, Calista. Where Calista drew on elements of the fantastique, this mystery blends magic realism with Senegalese folklore.
𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓕𝓸𝓻𝓽𝓾𝓷𝓮 𝓣𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓮𝓻 𝓸𝓯 𝓝𝓲𝓬𝓮 - the third Maurice Leroux mystery set in 1854 Nice. Expected publication in late 2027.
In 2020, Laura announced that she was working on a historical crime novel set in her birth country, Senegal. The Silence of the Pirogue will explore 70s and 80s Senegal. The roman à clef will be published in 2027.
With Bachelor degrees in Psychology and Aerospace Engineering, she balances a long career in Tech with her great love of telling stories.
She has written,
𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓜𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓢𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂𝓽𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓮𝓻𝓼 (2012) - a historical novel set in China's Early Ming Dynasty.
𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓜𝓪𝓼𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓪𝓻𝓲 (2014) - a historical mystery with supernatural themes set in 15th century Venice.
𝓙𝓾𝓵𝓲𝓮𝓷'𝓼 𝓣𝓮𝓻𝓻𝓸𝓻 (2017) - a French Revolution psychological thriller/mystery which pays homage to her Breton origins.
𝓒𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓪 (2021) - a Victorian gothic horror mystery set in 19th century England and Greece.
𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓮𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓵𝓵𝔂 (2021) — a real life 19th century fairy tale set in France, featuring first celebrity chef, Antonin Carême (1784 - 1833) and one of France's most mysterious figures, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord.
𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓢𝓲𝓰𝓷𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓖𝓸𝓻é𝓮 (2024) — a historical mystery set in 1840s Gorée, reprising the French detective Maurice Leroux from the novel, Calista. Where Calista drew on elements of the fantastique, this mystery blends magic realism with Senegalese folklore.
𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓕𝓸𝓻𝓽𝓾𝓷𝓮 𝓣𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓮𝓻 𝓸𝓯 𝓝𝓲𝓬𝓮 - the third Maurice Leroux mystery set in 1854 Nice. Expected publication in late 2027.
In 2020, Laura announced that she was working on a historical crime novel set in her birth country, Senegal. The Silence of the Pirogue will explore 70s and 80s Senegal. The roman à clef will be published in 2027.
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November 19, 2021
This is a brilliant and humanizing portrayal of the great Ming eunuch navigator Zheng He, cast in an intricate and layered plot redolent of 15th century Chinese court machinations and commoners' fights for self-preservation and survival, with delicious side tracks to an array of ethnic and international scenes that are filled with indigenous colors, sights and sounds.
I can't imagine how copious the amount of research that was necessary to create this exquisite and complex story.
Having said that, I find some Chinese historical/cultural details to be a bit off, and that miraculous coincidences take place a touch too often throughout the story.
Overall, it was a most enjoyable read that's worth 4 full stars.
I can't imagine how copious the amount of research that was necessary to create this exquisite and complex story.
Having said that, I find some Chinese historical/cultural details to be a bit off, and that miraculous coincidences take place a touch too often throughout the story.
Overall, it was a most enjoyable read that's worth 4 full stars.
April 27, 2014
A strong four, often in five territory along the way. It has so much going for it.
I like big, ambitious books… my favourite historicals seem to be 600 pages lately, and deal in worlds. Which is the case here: a large cast and several major points of view give the Ming experience. I had a concern going in that there’d be too much of palace life and concubines for me, but the book is far more diverse than that. Its greatest strength, for me, without question, is its inclusion of the different ethnicities of Ming China – not to mention the wider world. The story hinges on the voyages of the Ming fleet, to India, Arabia, Africa – the seven ‘treasure voyages’ of great armadas that brought back giraffes and ambassadors. At home we spend much time in Yunnan, with its non-Han tribes and peoples, its indigenous religions and revolts. The Grand Admiral of the fleet, Zheng He, is a Hue or Muslim, captured as a boy in Ming’s conquest of Yunnan from the Mongols, and like other prisoners of war castrated.
Castration doesn’t prevent him being lead man in a love story. I liked how the novel gives not only the grisly surgeries, but the lifelong medical fallout and the human effects, of both castration and foot-binding, rife practices in Ming. It’s a historical cliché that eunuchs are a rot in the palace; Chinese historians from the times tend to be anti-eunuch (as civil officials are their rival faction in the novel) and even our historians have to struggle out of that inherited bias. It’s also easy to make them twisted creatures in fiction, so I liked this serious treatment of their mutilation, and Zheng He, in his seven-foot dignity, was the character I most attached to. The story follows his convergence with Min Li, the emperor’s concubine and spy – unhappily involved with the Ming secret police.
I greatly enjoyed the intricate storytelling. I’m a bit subject to boredom with a very linear story, so I appreciated the construction that went into this. I think it must be titled after storytellers from a devotion to storytelling arts, aside from those exemplars in the novel.
I’ve seen the author describe this as Ming Gothic. It certainly had a Gothic moment or two that cast me back into Melmoth the Wanderer or Ann Radclyffe. The Gothic means also that the plot can be less straight-reality-histfic than adventure style, with coincidences, and there are supernatural elements (that fit the culture). I love Gothic. The only beef I had was with the villains being too villainous – instead of, you know, dark and charismatic. One of them, a secret police guy, had hidden depths at first but he didn’t keep that up. This in part robbed the denouement of nail-biting for me (I was bug-eyed earlier, though).
To put my review in perspective: I’ve recently begun to look for medieval China in fiction. It’s early days I suppose, but this is one of the couple I’m glad I’ve found, that’s educational for me and that I have my heart in. I liked it significantly better than Guy Gavriel Kay’s Tang novel, for instance. I did feel a few roughnesses, that were my other inhibition from five stars.
I like big, ambitious books… my favourite historicals seem to be 600 pages lately, and deal in worlds. Which is the case here: a large cast and several major points of view give the Ming experience. I had a concern going in that there’d be too much of palace life and concubines for me, but the book is far more diverse than that. Its greatest strength, for me, without question, is its inclusion of the different ethnicities of Ming China – not to mention the wider world. The story hinges on the voyages of the Ming fleet, to India, Arabia, Africa – the seven ‘treasure voyages’ of great armadas that brought back giraffes and ambassadors. At home we spend much time in Yunnan, with its non-Han tribes and peoples, its indigenous religions and revolts. The Grand Admiral of the fleet, Zheng He, is a Hue or Muslim, captured as a boy in Ming’s conquest of Yunnan from the Mongols, and like other prisoners of war castrated.
Castration doesn’t prevent him being lead man in a love story. I liked how the novel gives not only the grisly surgeries, but the lifelong medical fallout and the human effects, of both castration and foot-binding, rife practices in Ming. It’s a historical cliché that eunuchs are a rot in the palace; Chinese historians from the times tend to be anti-eunuch (as civil officials are their rival faction in the novel) and even our historians have to struggle out of that inherited bias. It’s also easy to make them twisted creatures in fiction, so I liked this serious treatment of their mutilation, and Zheng He, in his seven-foot dignity, was the character I most attached to. The story follows his convergence with Min Li, the emperor’s concubine and spy – unhappily involved with the Ming secret police.
I greatly enjoyed the intricate storytelling. I’m a bit subject to boredom with a very linear story, so I appreciated the construction that went into this. I think it must be titled after storytellers from a devotion to storytelling arts, aside from those exemplars in the novel.
I’ve seen the author describe this as Ming Gothic. It certainly had a Gothic moment or two that cast me back into Melmoth the Wanderer or Ann Radclyffe. The Gothic means also that the plot can be less straight-reality-histfic than adventure style, with coincidences, and there are supernatural elements (that fit the culture). I love Gothic. The only beef I had was with the villains being too villainous – instead of, you know, dark and charismatic. One of them, a secret police guy, had hidden depths at first but he didn’t keep that up. This in part robbed the denouement of nail-biting for me (I was bug-eyed earlier, though).
To put my review in perspective: I’ve recently begun to look for medieval China in fiction. It’s early days I suppose, but this is one of the couple I’m glad I’ve found, that’s educational for me and that I have my heart in. I liked it significantly better than Guy Gavriel Kay’s Tang novel, for instance. I did feel a few roughnesses, that were my other inhibition from five stars.
December 1, 2017
Featuring all of the silk, scheming, and scandals a reader expects from the Chinese court, The Ming Storytellers is the sweeping love story of the unexpected pairing of Admiral Zheng He—a high-ranking eunuch—with Min Li—a royal concubine. Beautifully written and masterfully crafted, the multidimensional characters tug at our emotions, evoking visceral reactions ranging from admiration to pity to disgust. I found myself whisked away to such exotic locations as the northern and southern palaces at Nanjing and Beijing, surviving a devastating storm and a ruthless spy with the royal fleet in a foreign port, galloping along the mountainous Chamadao with an outlaw tea trader, and finally arriving to a fateful meeting on the shores of Zanzibar.
Thoroughly researched and exquisitely detailed, every occurrence holds meaning that is revealed as the story unfolds. Although over 600 pages, the easy flowing narrative never lagged or became trite and held me spellbound until the very end. Highly recommended for anyone seeking to be entertained or educated by a fresh perspective on historical events.
Thoroughly researched and exquisitely detailed, every occurrence holds meaning that is revealed as the story unfolds. Although over 600 pages, the easy flowing narrative never lagged or became trite and held me spellbound until the very end. Highly recommended for anyone seeking to be entertained or educated by a fresh perspective on historical events.
January 10, 2013
For someone with no background in Ming Dynasty China who does not normally read historical novels I found this novel filled with well executed twists. While this is not a crime novel, it possesses strong detective elements. I would recommend it to those who enjoy historical crime and historical mystery.
The story is set in the 15th century, all over the world from China, India, Zanzibar and on the Ming fleet. The landscape of this novel is dizzying, overwhelming and on the whole, well researched. The author seems to have travelled back in time to Ming Dynasty China or at least is convincing in her hold of that world. The passages dealing with the Ming secret police are fascinating.
Apart from the unusual setting of the story, this book is a stand out for its engrossing and cleverly developed plot and its well-fleshed out characters. For good or evil, we understand each character, what drives them and where they come from. This makes for a believable and rewarding read.
July 20, 2013
Filled with fascinating characters, The Ming Storytellers is a novel of 15th century China. The author weaves together the paths and destinies of several compelling characters. Historical detail is carefully woven into the details seamlessly. The story takes place inside the Forbidden City, a place of intrigue and danger. The paths of the emperor’s Admiral Zheng He cross with those of the emperor’s favourite concubine, Ming Li causing conflict throughout. And my favourite character is the poor eunuch who was castrated at a young age and is forced into a life of servitude.
This novel contains a wonderful romance, a fascinating mystery, heartbreaking scenes of cruelty, and an intricate plot that held my interest. Although not a fast paced novel, the story moved steadily forward to a satisfying ending that bound together the lives of the characters. There are a lot of characters, and that, coupled with foreign names and titles, can make this book a little intimidating at first, but soon, I became used to it and the book flowed smoothly.
This novel contains a wonderful romance, a fascinating mystery, heartbreaking scenes of cruelty, and an intricate plot that held my interest. Although not a fast paced novel, the story moved steadily forward to a satisfying ending that bound together the lives of the characters. There are a lot of characters, and that, coupled with foreign names and titles, can make this book a little intimidating at first, but soon, I became used to it and the book flowed smoothly.
October 10, 2016
breathtaking
December 21, 2013
I was enthralled by this rich tale of the Far East where fortunes were made and lives were lost.
The Ming storytellers opens a world of the imagination and history beyond what we could imagine. The story unfolds in five parts following strong characters and a pace that builds up as the tale is told through the mouth of an old woman storyteller.
Beautifully written and in great and impressive details, you're projected into a descriptive and vanished world of intrigues, jealousy and unrequited love. It is a world of silks and brocades, of lacquer boxes with coveted jewels and all that a heart can desire, but with a danger that lurks and always one step ahead. Lust, passion, greed and power juxtapose themselves to advance in this dangerous world. A young girl with ambitions to become a favorite concubine, a mysterious Persian woman traveler and the old woman storyteller all sharing a common thread as the story unravels.
In the Ming dynasty, under the rule of Zhu Di, the Middle Kingdom Emperor, a young boy is forced to become a eunuch. The youth grows up to become Grand Admiral of the Ming Fleet and is devoted to his leader; despite the loss and horror he has endured. In order to serve his emperor with loyalty, Zheng He, also known as San Bao, has to be on his constant guard to protect Zhu Di.
Deep in the palace, the young orphan girl, Min Li, is brought up to become the emperor's concubine. She is adopted by the Emperors' sister Princess Xia and grows up with alabaster skin and fiery eyes. Min Li quickly becomes adept at getting all she wants in the palace by using her temptress charms, and rises to the rank of a Guifei, or most favored concubine. Despite the growing feeling of power, Min Li feels trapped as a bird in a gilded cage. She is driven by the powerful desire to meet the admiral face to face and at her own peril.
Min Li's future is assured, as she is raised to succeed to the rank of a first concubine. But her heart falls for the towering admiral and seeks his presence and attention. To do so, would bring danger to the admiral and to herself. The palace intrigues falls upon her shoulders as she's trained to become a spy for the emperor and to find and rout out his enemies. In doing so she makes enemies of her own and who become sworn to bring her demise. Meanwhile, the Emperor notices Min Li's strong attraction to the Admiral as a new danger enters her life.
This is a powerful story that remains with you long past reading the last page
The Ming storytellers opens a world of the imagination and history beyond what we could imagine. The story unfolds in five parts following strong characters and a pace that builds up as the tale is told through the mouth of an old woman storyteller.
Beautifully written and in great and impressive details, you're projected into a descriptive and vanished world of intrigues, jealousy and unrequited love. It is a world of silks and brocades, of lacquer boxes with coveted jewels and all that a heart can desire, but with a danger that lurks and always one step ahead. Lust, passion, greed and power juxtapose themselves to advance in this dangerous world. A young girl with ambitions to become a favorite concubine, a mysterious Persian woman traveler and the old woman storyteller all sharing a common thread as the story unravels.
In the Ming dynasty, under the rule of Zhu Di, the Middle Kingdom Emperor, a young boy is forced to become a eunuch. The youth grows up to become Grand Admiral of the Ming Fleet and is devoted to his leader; despite the loss and horror he has endured. In order to serve his emperor with loyalty, Zheng He, also known as San Bao, has to be on his constant guard to protect Zhu Di.
Deep in the palace, the young orphan girl, Min Li, is brought up to become the emperor's concubine. She is adopted by the Emperors' sister Princess Xia and grows up with alabaster skin and fiery eyes. Min Li quickly becomes adept at getting all she wants in the palace by using her temptress charms, and rises to the rank of a Guifei, or most favored concubine. Despite the growing feeling of power, Min Li feels trapped as a bird in a gilded cage. She is driven by the powerful desire to meet the admiral face to face and at her own peril.
Min Li's future is assured, as she is raised to succeed to the rank of a first concubine. But her heart falls for the towering admiral and seeks his presence and attention. To do so, would bring danger to the admiral and to herself. The palace intrigues falls upon her shoulders as she's trained to become a spy for the emperor and to find and rout out his enemies. In doing so she makes enemies of her own and who become sworn to bring her demise. Meanwhile, the Emperor notices Min Li's strong attraction to the Admiral as a new danger enters her life.
This is a powerful story that remains with you long past reading the last page
March 23, 2016
I would have loved to have given this a much higher rating but it needed another round of editing. There were too many grammatical errors and at times stilted writing for me that prevents me from giving it a higher rating.
The story itself is incredibly well thought out and well written that if the grammatical errors and clunky parts had been cleaned up, I would have gladly given it at least 4 stars. I loved the characters especially Zhang He and thought the author's style was a gentle and haunting. She really knew these characters and as far as I can tell, she knows her history. She was able to convey a lot and cover a lot of time without necessarily making it confusing.
Again, if this had had one more editing pass to clean up the numerous grammar errors, I would have easily given this 4 stars. Very impressed and I noticed the author has another book out that I would be very interested in reading.
The story itself is incredibly well thought out and well written that if the grammatical errors and clunky parts had been cleaned up, I would have gladly given it at least 4 stars. I loved the characters especially Zhang He and thought the author's style was a gentle and haunting. She really knew these characters and as far as I can tell, she knows her history. She was able to convey a lot and cover a lot of time without necessarily making it confusing.
Again, if this had had one more editing pass to clean up the numerous grammar errors, I would have easily given this 4 stars. Very impressed and I noticed the author has another book out that I would be very interested in reading.
March 6, 2015
After a slow beginning, this worldly, beautiful, tragic, and thoroughly enjoyable story ends with a strong five.
It's a luscious tapestry of facts and detail that seamlessly emerge into a fascinating and complex journey into the Ming Dynasty. It's a clever story that opened my mind to different perspectives and cultures. Loved it.
It's a luscious tapestry of facts and detail that seamlessly emerge into a fascinating and complex journey into the Ming Dynasty. It's a clever story that opened my mind to different perspectives and cultures. Loved it.
May 27, 2015
Great read
This is a good read, there is never a dull moment. This story has great characters that you either love, hate or abhor. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a good story about emporer's in the orient world.
This is a good read, there is never a dull moment. This story has great characters that you either love, hate or abhor. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a good story about emporer's in the orient world.
March 22, 2015
Very good character development, great story that keeps you interested. I highly recommend.
March 17, 2016
Hovering a hairs breadth below five star territory.
September 14, 2018
Interesting, but ultimately boring. The author spreads out the story into too many tangents and too much detail. I just got bored.
January 2, 2021
Dull as ditch water. Persevered to page 257, in the vain hope it would get better. The research for this book was inadequate and it was painful. Gave up after reading with disbelief, the claim that Chinese were with a shipping fleet to get scarce medical information and learn about herbal medicine from abroad in 14th century. To explain my disbelief, this extract from Britannic encyclopedia "China has one of the world's oldest medical systems. Acupuncture and Chinese herbal remedies date back at least 2,200 years, although the earliest known written record of Chinese medicine is the Huangdi neijing (The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic) from the 3rd century bce."
January 8, 2016
Long, complex, and oddly-structured historical novel set in 15th century China featuring a large cast of characters, including the historical Admiral Zheng He. The story repeatedly turns back on itself, centering primarily on Admiral Zheng, a concubine named Min Li, two eunuchs named Zhijian and Ji Fang, and a parade of Ming emperors. Although the historical details were impressive, I found the story only intermittently interesting.
July 11, 2016
Very dry
The was not a lot to get involved in. It seemed typical. Nothing new. Why authors use language that is not spoken is annoying. She padded of to the room. Can't it just say she went to ... Or she slowly walked to...
Too many unused words in todays conversations. They're good words but apparently only for books. Feels like the thesaurus was used a lot. It's fun looking them up easily in the ebook...but why?
The was not a lot to get involved in. It seemed typical. Nothing new. Why authors use language that is not spoken is annoying. She padded of to the room. Can't it just say she went to ... Or she slowly walked to...
Too many unused words in todays conversations. They're good words but apparently only for books. Feels like the thesaurus was used a lot. It's fun looking them up easily in the ebook...but why?
April 2, 2016
Good
It was a good story, but while it used your imagination, it felt unfinished, even with using the method required to read it. Taking that into play, there was something missing. It was a very good story, thank you to the author for the work and detail, and I hope this doesn't come across disrespectful.
It was a good story, but while it used your imagination, it felt unfinished, even with using the method required to read it. Taking that into play, there was something missing. It was a very good story, thank you to the author for the work and detail, and I hope this doesn't come across disrespectful.
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June 2, 2016I received this book for free through a Goodreads giveaway.
The Ming Storytellers was intimidating to pick up...it was so large and heavy! Though the story was long, it was well written and held my interest. I enjoyed how it all wove together in the end.
The Ming Storytellers was intimidating to pick up...it was so large and heavy! Though the story was long, it was well written and held my interest. I enjoyed how it all wove together in the end.
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