A review by whitesaucehotsauce
Kingdom of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern by Jing Tsu

2.5

Great subject matter, but it’s held back by some of the usual pop nonfiction trappings - each chapter being an independent essay, forced narrative bits etc. There is still a lot of good stuff here and ultimately I’d recommend giving this book a chance if you’re interested in the subject matter since you’ll probably never have another chance to learn about e.g. the challenges of Chinese telegraphy in such detail.