Playing for Thrills: A Mystery

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Summary: i don't see why folks couldn't follow the plot
Review: certainly there were times when you might lose a thread, but i don't get why people didn't think the plot came together. i find his style a little austerish (paul), in that psuedo-mystery sort of way. after su tong he's now my second favorite chinese writer.........

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Summary: Some parts are good
Review: I read this book because I was interested in reading something from China. They say Shuo is the most popular writer in China, so.. but I was overall disappointed by this book: I'm sure there's something in it concerning the chinese sensibility that I couldn't understand, but what the heck! I'm talking from my own point of view, and my point of view says that the plot is too confused, the middle part is really slow and there are too many things to keep in mind: I think a good writer should help the reader remember things that are important to the plot. I liked the descriptions very much, any of them, they sound like beautiful dreams. And I liked the dialogue between Fang Yang and Li Jiangyun very much: it's good to put the wiser words in a woman's mouth. Nice metaphors, too.

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Summary: good view of beyjing and chinese people
Review: Wang Shuo knows Beijing and its citizen and shows they better than anybody else.If you have the chance go and live the ways of the Beijing of Wang Shuo. Maybe you'll find a Fan Yang in your way....