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Voyage of the Secret Duchess
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February 24, 2015
It took me over a week to finish this book, but it was very good. My copy had the world's smallest font and that really slowed me down.
I thought a couple things were going on, and it turned out that I was wrong on one end but right on the other.
The baddie in this one is outrageous, completely soulless, I'm talking total empty shell territory.
Since I apparently can't leave a review without griping about something, I may as well get started. The story had a very racist tone aimed at Chinese people. I know it's written in 1975, but it read more like it was written in 1925. Chinaman this, Chinaman that. The worst thing was when some characters were discussing the death of a Chinese man, and the baddie said his death didn't matter because he was Chinese and there were plenty more out there.
Shameful stuff, but the book was still a solid read.
I thought a couple things were going on, and it turned out that I was wrong on one end but right on the other.
The baddie in this one is outrageous, completely soulless, I'm talking total empty shell territory.
Since I apparently can't leave a review without griping about something, I may as well get started. The story had a very racist tone aimed at Chinese people. I know it's written in 1975, but it read more like it was written in 1925. Chinaman this, Chinaman that. The worst thing was when some characters were discussing the death of a Chinese man, and the baddie said his death didn't matter because he was Chinese and there were plenty more out there.
Shameful stuff, but the book was still a solid read.
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