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English Online Book Reviews of Red Sorghum from the Perspective of Attitude System
Xiaojie Ma
International Journal of Mathematics and Systems Science 2024, 7(10); https://doi.org/10.18686/ijmss.v7i10.10149
Submitted:07 Nov 2024
Accepted:07 Nov 2024
Published:07 Nov 2024
Abstract
This paper applied attitude system of appraisal theory to explore online book reviews of Red Sorghum. The results show that readers not only evaluate the story and the writer’s writing prowess, but also the characters in the book and the Chinese culture included in the book. In general, reviewers give high appreciation for this novel, but there also are some flaws that affect readers’ reading experience.
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