" Great Chinese history review and touching story. I felt the author wasn't telling Orchid's story, or how she felt, just facts. This book was almost a recitation of facts. " I really enjoyed the first book "Empress Orchid". " Very interesting, entertaining and also educational,gave me some insight to old China, the government and the culture. " Great read if you are fascinated by female monarchs like me! " - Jana, I look forward to reading the remaining books authored by Anchee Min. " Sequel to EMPRESS ORCHID, this continued her dynasty until her death - it was interesting reading the history and struggles, amazing that any woman would have wanted to be the empress. was the real human aspects of the characters - this time, it was essentially a history narrated in the first-person. " I actually really liked the first of these books ( Empress Orchid), but this one? less so. It's so rich in detail in every aspect such as with illustrating how a room looked to what emotions people were feeling. If you like history and especially Asian history, you will LOVE this book to pieces. " Nice way to learn about history of 's actually at lot more history that the last book by Anchee Min " - Luisa, " I was so eager to read it after Empress Orchid but was lead to disappointment when I read the first few chapters. How lonely life in the Forbidden City must have been with no one to trust. The historical information is very interesting.
" I enjoy Anchee Min's stories about the Empress of China. " This was the best history lesson I've ever had. There are so many things if life you cannot control. It was more political than the first and so I liked it a little less, but I found Cixi's story completely intriguing. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.
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