Status Updates From Manchu Princess, Japanese S...

"At least it can be said that, either from sadness or an inherent obstreperousness, Yoshiko sought notice in a household where schemes about such things as how to get control of Manchuria were the most acceptable topics of conversation"
I am 100% certain of that "obstreperousness" was not the correct word to be used here.

It's a bit difficult to read, it hops all over the place and repeats itself a bit, there's also some unnecessarily difficult words being used... but - I'm still reading

It's a weird book... the story is interesting, the writing is more like someone's notes.