An interesting look into modern Beijing - the fashion, culture, social classes, and relationships.

Everyone. My picture of modern day China was always a serious, education-based place, not a place that's so similiar to America fashion-wise. It's also interesting how America is talked about there, how Beijing women want American men, etc.

That this book was very educational while being like a foreign chick flick novel. I also like that while it focuses on China city life in general, it is centered around the lives of Nuinui and her friends who are all very concerned with fashion, celebrities, and men.

The book kind of dragged on in some places, that I found myself skipping chapters. Luckily, you could probably jumble the order of chapters an it wouldn't matter, you'd still understand everything.

It will give you a surprising look at modern China.

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