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The Empress of Salt and Fortune : By – Nghi Vo (Novel Review and Podcast)

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The Empress of Salt and Fortune : By – Nghi Vo (Novel Review and Podcast) Originally Reviewed at : Gobookmart   The Empress of Salt and Fortune is the sort of story that improves the more occasions you read it, and the additional time you let it live in your mind and your heart. I was surprised by the manner in which the story was told when I originally opened it, however I became tied up with the narrative format right away. The tale of the Empress, In-yo isn't told firsthand. Instead, historical things and mementos are painstakingly logged and stories told about them, and it's through those accounts that In-yo's story unfurls. It separated the story into bite-sized chunks, similar to a fantasy, and I adored that feeling of being told the story as opposed to perusing it firsthand.   The Empress of Salt and Fortune is about a priest named Chih who is venturing to every part of the kingdom of Anh to record things for historical research. They happen upon an older lady named ...