A review by jmckendry
China by Edward Rutherfurd
4.0
This book was absolutely wonderful. I normally don't read a lot of historical fiction (trying to get more into it) and I was definitely concerned that I would be bored with this book. I was totally wrong.
While many of the characters in this novel never existed in reality, the events that shaped them did actually happen, which was mind blowing to me. I had heard about the Opium Wars in the past, but besides very vague details, I didn't really know what happened.
If you like historical fiction, I HIGHLY recommend this book. The ending fell a little short for me, but I understand why. The story didn't "end" at the end of the book because history kept on going, but it definitely made me wish the author had actually written a bit more and gotten to a better closing point. Or maybe I just liked his writing so much that I wish it hadn't ended there. Either way, FANTASTIC book.
While many of the characters in this novel never existed in reality, the events that shaped them did actually happen, which was mind blowing to me. I had heard about the Opium Wars in the past, but besides very vague details, I didn't really know what happened.
If you like historical fiction, I HIGHLY recommend this book. The ending fell a little short for me, but I understand why. The story didn't "end" at the end of the book because history kept on going, but it definitely made me wish the author had actually written a bit more and gotten to a better closing point. Or maybe I just liked his writing so much that I wish it hadn't ended there. Either way, FANTASTIC book.