On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family32 reviews Lisa See Vintage, 1996 A Scrutable Family Success + A wonderful book + What a great family history written as a novel + Enjoyable read, a history lesson             Imperial Woman2 reviews Pearl S. Buck The John Day Company, 1956 interesting peek behind a (19th century) closed border + Empress of the East There are some slight weaknesses to this so this could be 4 1/2 stars. When I realized what this book was about I was quite surprised to find that a woman had ruled all of China to as recently as 1908, and for that reason alone it seemed like a promicing read, but it's even more then that. ...             My Splendid Concubine8 reviews Lloyd Lofthouse iUniverse, Inc., 2007 China historical fiction's biggest sleeper hit? + Review + One page at a time, Explosive!! + Loved it, loved it, loved it! + Splendid only begins to describe this book             Tai-Pan85 reviews James Clavell Dell, 1986 Fantastical good in spite of the fact I didn't really enjoy reading it + :) + Lots of pirate adventures set in Asia + pirates, gold, guns, Hong Kong, glory + Top 5 Book List             Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress2 reviews Dai Sijie; Translator-Ina Rilke Anchor, 2002 proof that good literature is easy to read + Very enjoyable! Writing was clear and vivid and extremely engaging. It was a very fast and enjoyable read for me. No wonder it got the prize for literature. I don't think anything was lost it its translation.             The Girl Who Played Go: A Novel11 reviews Shan Sa Vintage, 2004 my thoughts on the book + Simple language, poignant story + Not about the game + A Wonderful Story             Becoming Madame Mao46 reviews Anchee Min Houghton Mifflin, 2000 Fascinating Portrait of an Evil Woman + Min tells a great story + THIS BOOK IS FINE ART + Becoming Madame Mao             King Hui: The Man Who Owned All the Opium in Hong Kong2 reviews Jonathan Chamberlain Blacksmith Books, 2007 How Much Is Truth and How Much Is Fiction? + An entertaining story from a born raconteur The nagging question I was left with after reading Jonathan Chamberlain's King Hui: The Man Who Owned All The Opium In Hong Kong was how much was truth and how much was a figment of one man's vivid imagination. I noticed that even the publisher cautions us stating: "This book reflects the ...             When the Purple Mountain Burns: A Novel4 reviews Shouhua Qi Long River Press, 2005 Marvelous First Novel On an Epic Scale + a must read for america + It was a worthy birthday gift! I didn't know anything about the Rape of Nanking until I went to one of Iris Chang's reading/book signing events, out of pure curiosity about eight years ago. I was shocked! I had thought I had a more than decent education and had a pretty good grasp of what had been going on in the world, ...             The Painter from Shanghai: A Novel30 reviews Jennifer Cody Epstein W.W. Norton & Company, 2008 Review + Memoirs - Redux + Compelling and heartbreaking story of a woman's fight to be an artist + A Story of Impossible Odds Overcome in the Name of Art + Wonderful glimpse into Pan Yuliang's life             The Journeyer1 review Gary Jennings Simon & Schuster Trade, 1983 The Journeyer A great epic adventure! Tells the story of a young Marco Polo and his adventures in Persia and the Mongol Empire.A truely historic adventure!Highly recommended!             Wintry Night (Modern Chinese Literature from Taiwan) Li Qiao Columbia University Press, 2002 An epic spanning more than half a century of Taiwan's history, this breathtaking historical novel traces the fortunes of the Pengs, a family of Hakka Chinese settlers, across three generations from the 1890s, just before Taiwan was ceded to Japan as a result of the Sino-Japanese war, through World War II. Li Qiao brilliantly re-creates the dramatic world of these pioneers -- and the ...             The Moon Pearl (Bluestreak)6 reviews Ruthanne Lum McCunn Beacon Press, 2001 Fantastic story of friendship! + Limited Options for Chinese Women in the 1800s + The enigma of China + Very Engaging             Becoming Madame Mao46 reviews Anchee Min Houghton Mifflin, 2000 Fascinating Portrait of an Evil Woman + Min tells a great story + THIS BOOK IS FINE ART + Becoming Madame Mao             Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress2 reviews Dai Sijie; Translator-Ina Rilke Anchor, 2002 proof that good literature is easy to read + Very enjoyable! Writing was clear and vivid and extremely engaging. It was a very fast and enjoyable read for me. No wonder it got the prize for literature. I don't think anything was lost it its translation.             The Moon Pearl (Bluestreak)6 reviews Ruthanne Lum McCunn Beacon Press, 2001 Fantastic story of friendship! + Limited Options for Chinese Women in the 1800s + The enigma of China + Very Engaging             The Journeyer1 review Gary Jennings Simon & Schuster Trade, 1983 The Journeyer A great epic adventure! Tells the story of a young Marco Polo and his adventures in Persia and the Mongol Empire.A truely historic adventure!Highly recommended!             Tai-Pan85 reviews James Clavell Dell, 1986 Fantastical good in spite of the fact I didn't really enjoy reading it + :) + Lots of pirate adventures set in Asia + pirates, gold, guns, Hong Kong, glory + Top 5 Book List             My Splendid Concubine8 reviews Lloyd Lofthouse iUniverse, Inc., 2007 China historical fiction's biggest sleeper hit? + Review + One page at a time, Explosive!! + Loved it, loved it, loved it! + Splendid only begins to describe this book             King Hui: The Man Who Owned All the Opium in Hong Kong2 reviews Jonathan Chamberlain Blacksmith Books, 2007 How Much Is Truth and How Much Is Fiction? + An entertaining story from a born raconteur The nagging question I was left with after reading Jonathan Chamberlain's King Hui: The Man Who Owned All The Opium In Hong Kong was how much was truth and how much was a figment of one man's vivid imagination. I noticed that even the publisher cautions us stating: "This book reflects the ...