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Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge
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it was ok
bookshelves: ebook, fantasy, libby, translation, dnf

DNF @ 40%

The premise is interesting and I sort of liked the first story, but it's been downhill from there. Sub-par writing/translation, incomplete world-building and seriously depressing characters. I was trying to stick it out since it's such a short book but it's just not enjoyable.
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Reading Progress

August 28, 2021 – Shelved
August 28, 2021 – Shelved as: to-read
September 30, 2021 – Shelved as: fantasy
September 30, 2021 – Shelved as: ebook
September 30, 2021 – Shelved as: translation
September 30, 2021 – Shelved as: libby
September 30, 2021 –
19.0% "Fairly underwhelming so far"
September 30, 2021 –
35.0% "There’s a bizarre amount of negativity towards writing as a profession in this book"
September 30, 2021 – Shelved as: dnf

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