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Insightful and compelling.
There's been a bit of criticism about this book, that the main character, and therefore the writer, is hard to empathise with.
No doubt she has a very certain way of looking at things, she was driven like no one I know to be the best at what she did, but, given that she was brought up in such ... (continue)
There's been a bit of criticism about this book, that the main character, and therefore the writer, is hard to empathise with.
No doubt she has a very certain way of looking at things, she was driven like no one I know to be the best at what she did, but, given that she was brought up in such a strange situation and from the age of 3, 'groomed' to play a very specific role, with it specific responsibilities and attitudes, I found it compelling.
I'd read The Tale of Murasaki before, and loved all the attention to detail, the ritual, the observance of season and custom so this was more in the same vein, albeit in the 20th as opposed to the 11th century! Fascinating.
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