bookclub4m:The Girl With Ghost Eyes by M. H. Boroson. Daoist ghost hunters in late 19th century Sa

bookclub4m: The Girl With Ghost Eyes by M. H. Boroson. Daoist ghost hunters in late 19th century San Francisco. I really liked this! I immediately went to find out if there was more, and was pleased to discover that there’s a short story that takes place afterwards (though I have to write an amazon review, and then he’ll email it to me….). Dealing with female characters in historical fiction can be a challenge, and  Li-lin, the main character in this book, has to deal with a lot of shit because of the culture and time period the story is set in. Yet, her culture is also part of her strength and identity, and I’m hoping there will be more books telling about her adventures dealing with demons and magic. When we started this book club I spent a bunch of time looking up all the many genres that existed. One genre, Wuxia, stood out to me as particularly interesting because it was the only one I found that didn’t seem to have a direct parallel in English (meaning that it has it’s own Wikipedia article). Wuxia are martial arts heroes, and while I don’t know enough about them to say that this book falls into that genre, it’s combination of Chinese culture, chivalry, and wicked kung-fu action seems to place it in the same broad area. -- source link

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