Review: Lady Tan's Circle of Women
Alright so this review is going to be in two different sections because there are a couple of different things that need to be addressed. First I’m going to discuss my thoughts on the book itself, what I liked, and what I didn’t. Then I want to discuss the author, as well as share some thoughts my girlfriend shared about her. It’s important to emphasize that these are not disparate things, and as you read through this review it will become clear that they’re closely connected. It’s just easier for me to organize my thoughts when it’s divided up this way. So first, the book itself is about the titular Lady Tan Yunxian and based loosely on the real historical figure. It follows her throughout her entire life, from childhood to old age, with the bulk of the book focusing on her time as a wife in the compound home of a wealthy family. Now, I always hated being told to “write about the seed, not the watermelon” in school, but in this case, I think someone needed to tell that to the auth