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Not dirty enough for me
Fear of Flying by Erica Jong My rating: 4 of 5 stars It’s best not to get all heavy about this book. It’s light, outspoken and racy, like a long rambling monologue from your best friend when she’s very...
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How to love, western style
A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo My rating: 4 of 5 stars My boyfriend (who is English and reads the Guardian) gave me this book. My flatmate (who is Chinese and reads...
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An intriguing Malaysian story
The Love Drug by Vanessa Wu My rating: 4 of 5 stars The author is apparently making an effort with this story to explore her cultural heritage. I like that about it. The main character is a...
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A flair for melodrama and the macabre
The Chinese Lake Murders by Robert Hans van Gulik My rating: 4 of 5 stars Robert Van Gulik is a fascinating man and this novel reflects many of his interests. It combines scholarly attention to detail...
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Vintage Paranormal BDSM
Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee (Dee Goong An) by Robert Hans van Gulik My rating: 3 of 5 stars At the heart of this book is a story that involves a lot of bondage, torture, beating, sexual passion,...
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Irresistibly seductive?
K by Hong Ying My rating: 4 of 5 stars I like this book. I am very interested in the real-life people and events in both the Chinese and the English segments of the literary circle. However, this novel...
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How it feels to be Chinese
The Same Moon by Junying Kirk My rating: 5 of 5 stars I read this book more than a month ago and let it settle in my mind before writing this review. I did this deliberately because I think few readers...
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Land of Hope
Today I have a very special guest on my blog. It’s the sensational Junying Kirk! - Hi Junying! - Hi Vanessa! First of all I want to welcome you to my blog. You are amongst a very select group of...
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