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My fascination with Huawai began when I walked into what I thought would be the Apple store in Shanghai. Fashioned with high white ceilings and see through windows, they had everything from smartwatches, to trifold phones, to cars. The book captures the journey of this behemoth, interspersing it with the history of Modern China. It’s fast paced, sprinkled with ample references, and manages to capture to readers attention even while stitching together pieces of publicly available information. ...

Interesting take on religion, hell, eternity, and the impact on human relationships.

It was a quick read. I have a soft corner for stories set in the Irish countryside. It evokes feelings of longing for an imagined slow country life that I never had. Strange. The story is well paced, and I especially loved how it managed to flush out the main character within so few pages. Bonus points for teaching me something that I previously had no knowledge about. I recommend jumping straight into the book without looking up what it’s about. ...

5/5 - The best book I’ve read this year. The story taught me a great deal about the fractured history of Korea - life under Japanese rule, the division into North and South after the second world war and so much more. The history of the land is seamlessly interwoven with the history of its people. The writing style is fluid and unique, with subtle writing choices that made it easy to digest and follow along the plot and the characters across this 900 something page behemoth of a book. ...

Great buildup with a disappointing ending. This would be the last Millennium book I pick up in a while.