Here's a quick update on the two books I bought on Saturday. I can't think of which one is more interesting: James Clavell's Tai-Pan or Merriam Webster's Vocabulary Builder. As you can tell, I'm not giving Tai-Pan the best early review.
The vocab builder is what I expected...fairly dry, but interesting in a way too. Tai-Pan is not what I expected. It's really boring! It's informative though, and I'm learning a lot about Hong Kong and Macau's history, as well as the reasons for the Opium Wars. So that's positive. But it's such a tough slog I wonder how long I can persevere for.
I think I'll go try and read some more of Tai-Pan. We'll see how it goes.
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