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Book Review of Red Azalea

Red Azalea
Red Azalea
Author: Anchee Min
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Tedious and too long. Very little content/information in very drawn-out prose. Just could not get going with this book. Having read Wild Swans which is an autobiographical book about 5 times the length of Red Azalea, I was incredibily disappointed with this book. This is not the book to read if you want to truly understand the culture of China and how people survived the hardships and restrictions of the Mao regime.