This is the third and final volume of the picaresque historical romance by one of China's most popular authors. It tells the story of Trinket, an irreverent and comic anti-hero, and his adventures through China and Chinese history, spanning more than twenty years at the beginning of the Qing dynasty.
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Louis Cha is one of China's most popular authors.
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This review is from: The Deer and the Cauldron: The Third Book (Hardcover)
First off, I understand some fans of wuxia fiction have some problems with Minford's translations. Fair enough, there are some slips, but the readibility of this series is excellent - I would not be afraid to hand these books off to someone interested in the genre. Minford has rendered the sometimes terse Chinese into a flowing english that would hook just about anyone.
The books are printed with very high quality, but unfortunately this raises the pricetag quite a bit. Collecting the entire trilogy is going to cost over $100, for books that will in all likelyhood be read once. These books are really crying out for a nice softcover treatment that could place it in a lot more hands!
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Nice end to the series,
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This volume nicely ties together all of the entertaining threads that have been laid out over the course of the previous two books, which is impressive if only because books two and three are compressed from books two, three, four, and five of the Chinese original. The manic pace of the first two books slows down a bit here, but it's a satisfying conclusion. A must read if you've read the first two.
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My husband was into Chinese Wu-Xia. I bought this set, and he loved it! Since he got the books, he went everywhere with the book and finished the whole thing in a week. Great story, great translation.
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Later that evening, having partaken of his dinner, Trinket strolled over to the Princess' apartment in the An Fu Gardens. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
popping momma, excellent kungfu, kungfu skills, ginseng broth, junior eunuch, thousand taels, old whore, million taels, yellow tunic, seven wives Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kang Xi, Shi Lang, Sir Zheng, Madame Hong, Lodge Master, Lord Wei, Fang Yi, Little Countess, Thin Dhuta, Empress Dowager, Satrap Wu, Feng Xifan, Chen Yuanyuan, Fat Dhuta, Zeng Rou, Chen Jinnan, Zheng Keshuang, Lin Xingzhu, Potluck Island, Prefect Wu, General Xia, Snake Island, Brother Feng, Spring Fragrance, Butcher Qian New!
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Later that evening, having partaken of his dinner, Trinket strolled over to the Princess' apartment in the An Fu Gardens. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
popping momma, excellent kungfu, kungfu skills, ginseng broth, junior eunuch, thousand taels, old whore, million taels, yellow tunic, seven wives Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kang Xi, Shi Lang, Sir Zheng, Madame Hong, Lodge Master, Lord Wei, Fang Yi, Little Countess, Thin Dhuta, Empress Dowager, Satrap Wu, Feng Xifan, Chen Yuanyuan, Fat Dhuta, Zeng Rou, Chen Jinnan, Zheng Keshuang, Lin Xingzhu, Potluck Island, Prefect Wu, General Xia, Snake Island, Brother Feng, Spring Fragrance, Butcher Qian New!
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- The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas in Front Matter
- Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas in Front Matter
- Safe Passage (Silhouette Intimate Moments No. 1326) by Loreth Anne White on page 1
- Peach Blossom Fan ('Tao hua shan', in traditional Chinese, NOT in English) by Shangren Kong in Front Matter
- Ocean of Wisdom by Dalai Lama on page 260
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