Your suspicion is legit — sometimes it really is hard to distinguish whether someone is a bot or not, especially when the writing is very polished. But we also shouldn't jump to conclusions — there are non-native speakers who are genuinely great at writing in English.

Was @Macoy31 (outlawed) a bot? 

I was a little suspicious (the text seemed a little off, a little too flowery and well written for someone who was not a native speaker). 

But probably not suspicious enough. How to know for (almost) sure?


Signal312

Oh absolutely, these are just the tip of the iceberg.  Maybe I'll write a post on my favorite memoirs.

Meanwhile, the one I always recommend first is 

 by Jung Chang. It's absolutely captivating, part biography (of the authors mother and grandmother) and autobiography. And this is all through a very tumultuous period of Chinese history.

BooksAndArticles

Shill me some books! Looking for great biographies/memoirs

Oh absolutely, these are just the tip of the iceberg.  Maybe I'll write a post on my favorite memoirs.

Meanwhile, the one I always recommend first is **Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China** by Jung Chang. It's absolutely captivating, part biography (of the authors mother and grandmother) and autobiography. And this is all through a very tumultuous period of Chinese history.
