Reviews for For Each, the Strength of All A History of Banking in the State of New York

The average rating for For Each, the Strength of All A History of Banking in the State of New York based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-07-18 00:00:00 Ashleigh Graham I read the Chinese translation of this book. Its writing is pretty dry (so not much flavor was lost in the translation), so I am not surprised that most readers, interested in modern Chinese history but not familiar with most of the literary and cultural luminaries appeared in the book, found this book boring and unreadable. This book told a quite splendid story about the upbringing and divergent later lives of four sisters from a fluent and progressive family at the beginning of the last century. All four of them had talent in performing arts, calligraphy or literature, and their lives were intertwined with some of the best known cultural figures at that period. It offers a interesting perspective into the fate and struggle of Chinese intellectuals, and the Chinese society as a whole, in the turbulent 20th century. Totally loved it.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-12-27 00:00:00 Claire Grant I normally love books like these... but, I could just not get into this one. I tried to keep reading, but I couldn't get interested in anything that was written. I'm guessing it is a brilliant book, just not for me.