A review by callylines
Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China by Jung Chang

Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.

The narrator's pronunciation of Chinese was absolutely HORRIFIC. I had no idea what she was referring to half the time even as someone who has a passing interest in Chinese history and who speaks Mandarin. Also I read that the author completely fabricated Cixi's childhood. I can't invest so much time and energy into a book that isn't even historically accurate lol