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maria_pulver's review against another edition
4.0
It seems to be a slow pacing personal story of a second chieftan's son that turns to be a personal viewpoint on a period of few decades that changed Tibet and the fate of its people. This is a fascinating reading even if it strikes as too foreign and strange sometimes.
misspalah's review against another edition
3.0
“How can flesh and blood live forever, young master? We all knew that our souls would continue to reincarnate. What we meant by Death was obliteration of the body in the present incarnation. Who really knew what happened in previous and future lives?”.
- Alai, Red Poppies : An epic saga of Old Tibet.
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I rarely abandoned my books in the middle of reading. Some would just DNF and felt life is too short to read bad books. As much as i would like to do the same thing, i just felt sort of guilty for doing so. Thus, I persevered and continued reading this book even though i did not enjoyed it all. Granted that it did give me a glimpses of Tibetan Culture and customs, but i find it hard to grapple the plot because the main character is just plain annoying. On top of that, the female characters were written in a crude manner that it really depicted of how lewd a male gaze can be. Don’t get me started on how the author is obsessed with breasts and the state of his own pee - up to the point describing it smell like a ripe cheese or how frothy his urine is ?
- Alai, Red Poppies : An epic saga of Old Tibet.
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I rarely abandoned my books in the middle of reading. Some would just DNF and felt life is too short to read bad books. As much as i would like to do the same thing, i just felt sort of guilty for doing so. Thus, I persevered and continued reading this book even though i did not enjoyed it all. Granted that it did give me a glimpses of Tibetan Culture and customs, but i find it hard to grapple the plot because the main character is just plain annoying. On top of that, the female characters were written in a crude manner that it really depicted of how lewd a male gaze can be. Don’t get me started on how the author is obsessed with breasts and the state of his own pee - up to the point describing it smell like a ripe cheese or how frothy his urine is ?
spacestationtrustfund's review against another edition
1.0
《尘埃落定》 by Alai (阿来; ཨ་ལེ). Traduction française d'Aline Weill. Je n'ai pas du tout apprécié ce roman. Peut-être parce que le roman suit une famille tibétaine pendant une dizaine d'années avant la soi-disant « libération » du Tibet par l'Armée populaire de libération chinoise en 1951. La vie féodale dans les régions frontalières tibétaines est décrite comme cruelle, dure et généralement désagréable. Entre-temps, l'annexion du Tibet par la République populaire de Chine est (néanmoins !) présentée comme une grande avancée pour la paysannerie tibétaine.
propamanda's review against another edition
3.0
Awkward translation, obscure subject matter, whiffs of magical realism, and plenty o' syphilis and opium. What's not to like?
zanoubia's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The only word I could think off to sum this book up is, strange. Very very strange.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content
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