It has been a while since I finished this book, so I
apologize if the review is more vague than normal. I saw this book on a must read list along
with The Flame Alphabet and
thankfully I enjoyed this one more. This
novel has been banned in China and it’s really not hard to guess why—the
corruption detailed in this novel might hit too close to home.
The book is set in 2013 in Beijing when China has reached a
golden age and the rest of the world has sunk into a deep economic
depression. The Chinese people, with a
few exceptions, are happy and seem to be suffering from collective
amnesia. An entire month is missing from
the official records and most peoples memories.
This month just happens to coincide with the beginning of the world
depression and China’s ascendancy. The
few people that do remember the crackdowns that happened in this month and who
are disturbed by the complacency of the Chinese public do all they can to find
out the truth.
This book was fascinating and disturbing, mostly because I
could see this happening. It obviously
had shades of 1984 but wasn’t quite
as severe. I’m not sure what else to say
about it. It was interesting but I don’t
think I’ll ever read it again. I just
don’t really want any conspiracy theories in my life right now.
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