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albertscutt's review
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I kept reading this book thinking it was going to get better. It was on the verge of being a good book but it could never quite find that missing element. It kind of ends with a whimper rather than with a bang. It did give a very interesting insight into the role of the opium trade in the colonialism of Vietnam and how China, France, Japan and the US profited from opium.
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