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by Maureen F. McHugh
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altheaann
altheaann rated it 17 years ago
This was the 2nd book I've read by Maureen McHugh, although it is her first.I have to admit, I preferred "Mission Child" - but this was pretty good as well. McHugh is an excellent writer, with a real gift for creating vivid, complex and believable characters.However, I felt the structure of this boo...
wealhtheow
wealhtheow rated it 17 years ago
Zhang is a young queer man who works construction and hopes for a brighter future in an alternate world where communist China overtook the US as the global power. This book blew me away. I read it in a single sitting, instead of sleeping.
makinghismark
makinghismark rated it 23 years ago
A very engaging first novel set in a possible future when China controls the United States. Themes of class struggle, sexuality and spirituality woven throughout. Young Zhang is a engineering technician who is just trying to create a stable future for himself, despite the odds stacked against him. I...
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