Thursday, 25 October 2012

A Mạch Tòng Quân...such an amazing book

I've given up my plan to move on to Princess. Yesterday I made the mistake of trying to take a peek at one of the books I bought. Oh, come to think of it, have I told you how snugly and beautifully they sit on my bookshelf? Nothing could compare their beauty, I swear. 
But I digress. Sorry. Its name was A Mạch Tòng Quân. It's about this girl whose name was A Mach, who masqueraded as a country lad to avoid all the dangers that could befall a lone girl. She was trying to run away from the raging battlefields, but it was either she herself made a mistake of being pulled into the war unwittingly, or the god degreed her fate that she had to be involved in it, regardless of her interest. Wherever she's running to, someone or something had to drag her back. My belief is that part of the reasons is because she couldn't shirk her responsibility to her trusted comrade and her duty to her homeland. A Mach, by some trickery on her part, manipulated people into believing that she was a lad (a beautiful one), not a lass. Still, beauty is never easy to be hidden away, A Mach, therefore, charmed a bunch of guys into fearing that they had developed some sick interest in pretty guys. It's so funny to read when it comes to these parts. There was this particular guy who practically avoided her gaze whenever he talked to her, and blushed bright red when he saw her smile. Sweet, isn't it? I love this book. The writer is so adept at war strategy. Her working mind is at such a level that you can't help but admire...wistfully, for you know you could not match such wit, such intelligence even in another million years. She weaved the story into constant battle modes while interlacing subtle plots into it that wouldn't make you feel bored, instead, causing to crave for more. I declare I'm addicted to a point that no medication could help me wean it off. This book is worth the world's recognition. However, very few chinese literature are licensed and translated into English. I wish you could read it, too. It's such an amazing book. But one bad news is...I'm afraid this is one of those that will not end with a happily-ever-after. I pray it's not going to be too tragic. I can't bear it.

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