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Christopher is on page 35 of 912 of The Search For Modern China
This begins around 1600 while Mote ends at 1800. Hopefully it'll be a good continuation now that I'm near the end of Imperial China: 900-1800.
May 13, 2026 05:13PM Add a comment
The Search For Modern China

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Christopher is on page 127 of 255 of Hokusai (Temporis)
I am greatly enjoying the descriptions of old Japanese novels from 200 years ago. I've found it incredibly difficult to learn of such books in English given the Western obsession with denying agency to other peoples and thus only treating that which is influenced by Western models as respectable. However, it does seem quite confused at times.
May 04, 2026 12:02AM Add a comment
Hokusai (Temporis)

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Christopher is on page 70 of 658 of Hanvueng: The Goose King and the Ancestral King: An Epic from Guangxi in Southern China (Zhuang Traditional Texts, 1)
This might be up there with Nishan Saman as one of the greatest folk epics I've ever read.
May 01, 2026 11:52PM Add a comment
Hanvueng: The Goose King and the Ancestral King: An Epic from Guangxi in Southern China (Zhuang Traditional Texts, 1)

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Christopher is on page 18 of 658 of Hanvueng: The Goose King and the Ancestral King: An Epic from Guangxi in Southern China (Zhuang Traditional Texts, 1)
As was the case with The Brigands' Song, most of these 658 pages are of almost no interest to somebody who isn't a specialist. However, the introduction is quite fascinating and it's giving me high hopes for the translation of the actual text.
Apr 26, 2026 12:09AM Add a comment
Hanvueng: The Goose King and the Ancestral King: An Epic from Guangxi in Southern China (Zhuang Traditional Texts, 1)

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Christopher is 32% done with Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2)
Feels a lot less busy than the first book, yet it's even longer. Not much seems to be happening.
Apr 14, 2026 05:51PM Add a comment
Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2)

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Christopher is on page 273 of 712 of India: 5,000 Years of History on the Subcontinent
I'm really hoping the next half brings this up from 2 to 3 stars. It's pretty bad.
Apr 10, 2026 03:01PM Add a comment
India: 5,000 Years of History on the Subcontinent

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Christopher is on page 814 of 1128 of Imperial China, 900–1800
Finally beginning on the Qing. This last chapter greatly expanded my understanding of 雪妃娘娘和包鲁嘎汗 I've been reading, but which unfortunately isn't on Goodreads, dealing with the rise of the Manchu under Nurhaci. Might need to find a book specifically on that topic now, it is incredibly interesting.
Apr 04, 2026 08:19PM Add a comment
Imperial China, 900–1800

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Christopher is on page 85 of 188 of Burma's Lost Kingdoms: Splendors Of Arakan
A beautiful, detailed account of an almost unknown part of the world. Good history.
Apr 03, 2026 07:31PM Add a comment
Burma's Lost Kingdoms: Splendors Of Arakan

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Christopher is on page 223 of 712 of India: 5,000 Years of History on the Subcontinent
This shouldn't be called a history of India, but a history of the marginalized in India. Written with an obsession to tell the story of the marginalized, she gives incredibly unjust weight to certain rather insignificant pieces of history while totally ignoring so many vital people and events. She questions the truth of accounts that cast doubt on tolerance in history while always accepting the opposite. Bad history.
Apr 03, 2026 07:30PM Add a comment
India: 5,000 Years of History on the Subcontinent

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