The Binding Chair or, A Visit from the Foot Emancipation Society by Kathryn Harrison

The Binding Chair or, A Visit from the Foot Emancipation Society by Kathryn Harrison
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

Honestly hated this book. Hated it to the point that when a friend and I talked about books as we do every few days was almost screaming in annoyance over it at the top of my lungs.

What started out with an intriguing look at the protagonist and her story quickly turned in to a stunted personality, shallow and weary to read. Just as I hoped it would pick up as the narrative grabbed at a new thread...it switches to her niece. Her somehow-even-more-insipid and dull niece. We then jump between two different intersecting storyline, both of which aren't worth the time for lack of personality and flow. Harrison somehow made her work a little odd in said flow tho since while reading it felt like the story would never end and yet it felt rushed because of all the wasted potential.

I really wouldn't recommend this to anyone. There are a good number of books based on historical China that are MUCH better researched and have depth above Binding Chair.



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