The Mystery of the Song Dynasty Painting by Adeline Yen Mah

The Mystery of the Song Dynasty Painting Reviews

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  Gracie La

  I didn't like the ending but it is still an Awesome book!!!!!!!!
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  Ayunda

  Bought in Singapore.
  
  I first thought it's a not too interesting book (because I've never read a book about China), but it's actually fun.
  A great idea and topic for a book, and I really like the story, it's very interesting. I really want to know what happened to Mei Lan! Great book!
  
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  Angela Chen

  I am thoroughly impressed.
  
  I sooo love the plot of the story!
  
  Set in the 1940s...
  
  This book follows the story of a twelve-year-old girl named CC who ran away from home and joined the Secret Dragon Society.
  
  She was instructed by Grandma Wu, head of the Secret Dragon Society, to buy food in the river town of Feng Jie.
  
  She sensed someone following her so she ran. And ran and ran. Until she fell from a roof then fell into a coma.
  
  On awakening, she underwent hypnosis and recalled the life she led 800 years ago as a thirteen-year-old girl named Mei Lan, during the Song Dynasty.
  
  This is seriously a gripping tale of friendship and loyalty.
  
  The book makes you feel like you're living through each scene of the story, as if you're the one who's undergoing the life back in the 1090s!!
  
  It also gave me a new insight of life and art... it actually is a beautiful, honest piece of work on a silk/paper consisting of feelings.
  
  I strongly suggest you guys to read it! :)
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  FOURTEINO.A

  This book gives us a taste of adeline's childhood. Her cruel siblings never forgave her for causing the death of their long lost mother. They treated her like she wasn't part of their family. Her father had never favoured her which means that she was on her own throughout this battle with her cruel siblings. As she grew up she had looked back at her childhood and never wanted to go through that ever again,but she finally made it on her own. I hope there are no children out there who are treated like her .EVERY CHILD DESERVES TO BE SAFE AT HOME.
  XX FOURTEENO XX
  
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  Nan

  CC has a serious fall at the river town of Fengjie. She recovers physically but she keeps dreaming of another life. CC recalls her previous life, as Mei Lan. Mei Lan is a young talented girl and she was friends with an orphan boy named Ah Zhao, who is an amazing painter. It a tale of friendship, family and life. Its a beautifully set story that shows you glimpses of what life was like in the ancient Chinese days.
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  Alisha Huang

  I think this is a great book (sequel to Chinese Cinderella, the story of a unwanted girl) the only thing I would say is it can be quiet confusing at times and only until the end I realized how the story went. Its about the great painting the song dynasty. CC falls of a roof and then she all of a sudden has a connection between Zhang Mei Lan and herself. Only to find that Zhang Mei Lan is actually her ancestor. Great book but pretty sad too...
  
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  -amelia-

  Pros of this book:
  • interesting read
  •followed exactly the blurb, so not what I would call "book bait"
  • teaches you about another culture
  • alright layout
  
  Cons of this book:
  •average writing, although I can understand because this was translated
  •unsatisfactory and rushed ending
  • not sure how much of the book was historically accurate
  •unrealistic character types and storyline
  •didn't have much of a storyline
  •slightly boring / not enough action and excitement
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  Lindee

  I totally loved this book!!!! Even though I read this book and not even the slightest bit of the first one (didn't know it was a sequel ;) it was amazing.I think the way they told the story (w/ C.C. being under hypnosence, and talking as a pass recarnated life) is truelly a unique and interesting way to tell a story.
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  Aimee

  This book made me feel like i was there right in the book. It is easily one of my favourite books. I first got it from my school library and loved all of them so much i bought them so now all I have to do is wait for my cousin to give them back!!
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  Pamela S

  This book is just another version of the original chinese cinderella, but this book has the fictional spices to differentiate the story from the original and the author has added a bit of a twist inside the book. Well written with good use of language, well done.
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  Kate

  I love this book! It makes me think how my life might have been if I lived then. I could have been a slave or had my feet bound-yeesh! :/ all in all, I love Mei Lan's (main character) ideas and her independence in a time when women were considered so dumb and useless.
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  Tess

  I remember reading this when I was in year 5 and it was the first challenging book I had ever read. This book made me enjoy reading, I loved it so much. It kept me guessing and it was beautifully written.
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  Emily Rawlings

  This book was honestly boringly dreadful. The two books before this were great but this book was really lacking in a good storyline. I rated this a two because the idea of the story was really great but it just didn't fold out well.
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  bookadder

  a sad and breath taking true story.
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  Liz

  I wonder what this one will be like.
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  Debbie

  OMG! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! SHE WROTE ANOTHER ONE! YAYYY!!! :D
  I LOVED THE PREVIOUS BOOKS SO MUCH! they were so touching! can't wait till it comes out in the library! :D
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  Sarina

  Interesting mixture of history and fiction...
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  Tashiii

  I thought it was a good and interesting story and that it was worth read, but is it a book i'm willing to read again? No.
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  Payal

  this is a really sad story. but its really good
  its just like cinderalla.
  i felt sorry for the little girl
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  Caoimhe Ní Mhaicín

  A great read. Very enjoyable and highly recommended!
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  Grace K.

  Inspiring.
  
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  Caitlin Boyes

  Great book recommend 100% it's the best book I've ever and that's saying something.
  
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  Sophia

  This is such a gorgeous story. I loved it. I will definitely put it on my list of books to recommend to my daughter when she grows up.