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Interesting to read the mixed reviews about this book, which I freaking LOVED and blew through in three nights.
The Tibetan setting is fascinating and beautifully rendered, and I learned an enormous amount about the Buddist religion. I also liked that while the Chinese regime is depicted as horrifically brutal as most oppressive regimes are, Pattison has still created sympathetic, human Chinese characters and resisted the easy temptation to reduce the Tibetan vs. Chinese stuggle into a cartoonish us-against-them situation.

Even though I loved this book, I'm debating reading the others in the series. I think the conclusion of the story was perfect, and I may prefer to leave it as it is.