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It’s nearly the Lunar New Year, and celebrations are happening. Fireworks are constant throughout our village, as the neighbors prepare to usher out the Year of the Dragon and usher in the Year of the Snake, the year of change. … Continue reading
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It’s been a while since I read a book on Chinese history, but I’m back into it—and I’ve got my reasons. I truly enjoyed Jonathan D. Spence’s Mao Zedong but got slogged down in his Search for Modern China (that … Continue reading
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Remo Williams, the human superweapon, is hired by the White House to smash an oriental conspiracy that might lead to a US-Red China confrontation! I don’t know why it took two guys to write this book, but I can imagine … Continue reading
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Can’t recall the last time I read a play without being forced to. In fact, this may be a first for me! I’m not at all familiar with Broadway, but I am definitely familiar with Chinglish as a “language.” Like … Continue reading
I recently reviewed Book One in this re-imagined Chung-Kuo series by British author David Wingrove, a book called Son of Heaven, which I loved. After putting that book down and having had just a taste of Wingrove’s talent and imagination, … Continue reading
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It’s difficult to start this review, because I’m having a bit of dejavu. Wasn’t it just a few years ago that I read the first installment to David Wingrove’s Chung Kuo series—and given up on it only seventy or so … Continue reading
