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Writer's pictureKathy Miller

Shanghai Girls

Lisa See, 2009

Date Read 12/19/23




This ends on a very obvious cliffhanger, and I see through looking up a photo for this post that there is a sequel I will probably read.


Novels that are poorly written have no emotional impact on the reader (besides boredom, maybe). I had literal dreams about this novel last night. A lot of them bad, unsurprisingly.


It is fantastic and also horrible and I highly recommend it. Although it is very sad. I say that about most of the good novels, don't I? I'm starting to think the way to write a "classic" is to rip out people's heart-guts.


Length: 309 pages in hardcover

ReReadability: Maybe? I defininately want to read the sequel

Classic: Yes

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