Reviews

The Chinese Language: Its History and Current Usage by Daniel Kane

andrewbenesh1's review against another edition

funny informative medium-paced

4.5

pjater's review against another edition

3.0

It's a nice small overview. However, the interesting parts of the book are often annoyingly disrupted by an extreme ammount of unhelpful examples. Two or three might do the trick, but the rest are repetitive and unnecessary to have in the middle of the paragraph. Unless you have a photographic memory, or already know what he is talking about, and if you know, I really wonder why you are reading such an introductory level book in the first place.

kevinalbrecht's review against another edition

4.0

If you are thinking of learning Chinese, read this first to get an idea of what you are getting yourself into.