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Originally Posted by BelleZora
I particularly enjoyed reading about the political climate in the 1930's, as well as the descriptions of Shanghai. I lose interest quickly in a book that has no sense of place and time,
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I entirely agree. The sense of place is both credible and palpable. I also find the characterization of Casey Lee a persuasive evocation of the disaffected of the 1930s. His denunciation of his country is stunning and I suspect more typical than we like to think with our backward viewpoint.