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Bookpossum · 10-01-2014, 09:33 PM

Thanks again Steve. That did seem a more measured and definitely more positive review.

I think those incidents you mention are not so convincing because Chang brushes through them quickly and without detail, presumably because they are black marks against Cixi. On the other hand, she does at least mention them, where someone trying to do a complete whitewash would omit them or somehow blame someone else for those actions.

10-01-2014, 09:33 PM	#31
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Thanks again Steve. That did seem a more measured and definitely more positive review. I think those incidents you mention are not so convincing because Chang brushes through them quickly and without detail, presumably because they are black marks against Cixi. On the other hand, she does at least mention them, where someone trying to do a complete whitewash would omit them or somehow blame someone else for those actions.