![]() ![]() Parker-Chan appears to be happy to re-purpose these real people as she needs them. However, this is not a Guy Gavriel Kay novel. This is very clearly the case, and many of the characters in the book have the names of real people from history. Shelley Parker-Chan says in her introduction that it is based loosely on the events surrounding the end of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty and the founding of the Ming Dynasty. There are far too many serious themes for that.Īnother reason that I enjoyed the book is that it engages strongly with actual history. But I certainly wouldn’t characterise it as YA. There’s not the intensity of emotion that might leave you wanting to take a break to let your heart stop racing. Somewhat relatedly, it feels a little lightweight at times. ![]() You can get through it nice and quickly, which is important when you have as much to read as I do. To start with, She Who Became the Sun is a very readable book. ![]() I’m very pleased I read it, though not for the reasons I expected. ![]() It has taken me a while to get to this book, which has been widely praised elsewhere. ![]()
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