Official Review: The Sound of Spring by G.X. Chen

evraealtana · Post by **evraealtana** » 19 Oct 2019, 14:32

A romantic, poetic tale of lovers set during China's cultural revolution of the 1960's - not my usual genre, but may be a nice change of pace. Thank you for your review.

Corina Elena · Post by **Corina Elena** » 19 Oct 2019, 14:34

Wow, great review! Maybe the overuse of exclamation points comes from the writer's cultural background, who knows. I would love to read this book and learn more about China's history!

Noilaus · Post by **Noilaus** » 19 Oct 2019, 14:38

Life was really hard at that time in China, telling from your review. Was this not dictatorship sort of, where the some individuals were robbed right to education and freedom to choose what they want in life. Good review.

Tim Terry · Post by **Tim Terry** » 19 Oct 2019, 14:50

China is still a bit of a mystery to me so this sounds like an ideal book to read in order to understand it a bit more. I think it is a tragedy when a government imposes such strict measures to keep the entire population so ignorant. This sounds like a charming romance with some history and other information added to it. I enjoyed the review which has made me definitely consider reading this book, although pure romance is not a favourite genre of mine, but this looks interesting.

ShiRah185 · Post by **ShiRah185** » 19 Oct 2019, 15:06

Re: Official Review: The Sound of Spring by G.X. Chen
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I was unaware that the Cultural Revolution was so dangerous an era. I would love to find out what happened to the lovers. Great review.

Post by **Vickie Noel** » 19 Oct 2019, 15:48

I have mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand, I want to learn more about the cultural revolution in China and how the people were affected. On the other hand, I get bored when a story is made out to be more dramatic than it originally should be. Anyway, I'm still open to giving it a chance as it falls under the historical fiction /romance genre, two of my faves. Thanks for the review.

AA1495 · Post by **AA1495** » 19 Oct 2019, 15:53

While I like reading romance books, I am not a fan of the historical fiction genre. I am glad that you liked reading the book though. Congrats to the author on the 3/4 rating.

Seraphia Bunny Sparks · Post by **Seraphia Bunny Sparks** » 19 Oct 2019, 15:55

I enjoy a good romance novel from time to time and I think that this book will be one that I can get into. At least I really hope so. Haha! Thank you for the interesting review!

Prisallen · Post by **Prisallen** » 19 Oct 2019, 15:59

I also don't know much about the Cultural Revolution in China, and this seems like an interesting way to learn. However, I prefer to be shown and not told as well. Thanks for a wonderful review!

Kelyn · Post by **Kelyn** » 19 Oct 2019, 16:03

I would love the flowing, flowery language of the book, but not so much the political slant. Unfortunately, the setting of the novel isn't one of my interests. I think I'll be giving this one a pass. Thanks for the lovely review!

Liana Mayhew · Post by **Liana Mayhew** » 19 Oct 2019, 16:10

Romance is my guilty pleasure and with historical fiction thrown into the mix, this one has got my attention. Thank you for the review.

Post by **Kajori Sheryl Paul** » 19 Oct 2019, 16:13

A historical fiction set in China seems to be interesting.

Thank you for the great review.

Tars · Post by **Tars** » 19 Oct 2019, 16:13

I really liked the review for current book, but unfortunately that is the extent I am willing to go for it, because romance is most definitely not among my preferred genres. Therefore I will have to pass this one, but wanted to congratulate on BOTD anyway))

OliviaLouise · Post by **OliviaLouise** » 19 Oct 2019, 16:30

The premise of the book sounds interesting! I would definitely like to check this one out.

AntonelaMaria · Post by **AntonelaMaria** » 19 Oct 2019, 16:56

I love to read both historical and romance but I am kind of not sold on novella part. I loved that you mentioned how you learned something from this book. Great review.