“I'm an avid podcast and history fan, and have been looking for a good audiobook of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms after reading Ravages of Time, a comic based on it (with signifcant alterations). However, this podcast exceeded my expectation for a simple reading of the story, as the creator imbues it with his sense of humor and reflection. While the creator cites History of Rome podcast as his motivation, I feel that he has exceeded it in terms of the storytelling and humor. I have been binge-listening since I downloaded yesterday, and I will look forward to every upcoming episode!
Highly recommended podcast. While the author does a great job at explaining the historical background for some events, I also recommend listening to the "History of China" podcast for those who are interested. Again, thank you very much for this podcast!”Read full review »
S_Kh via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/31/16
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“As an anglophone rtk has always been fairly inaccessible. I had read a translation of the book (two thousand pages of prose more opaque than the Canterbury Tales in Middle English) and had, frankly, learned much of what I know from the various video games put out by Koei in English.
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“As an ABC (American Born Chinese) who has been working in China for the past few years, I've been perplexed by the lack in accessibility to Chinese history, culture and stories. John's passion for the material makes this wonderful listening. It's clear and all his supplemental...”Read full review »
JMEYLAI via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/24/16
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