The first time I read this book I was thirteen years old. All I remembered about it was that it was about a Chinese farmer and I liked it. This second time through I could see how so much went past me when I read it as a youth with no life experience. Now, as a grown-up, I was able to appreciate ...
What can I say about this marvelous book that hasn't already been said! It easily transported me to a place and time I never would have got to experience otherwise. I actually started to visualize the raw country living of peasant-folk in China. What I don't get is how someone can give this a low...
I had forgotten most of the tale until I picked it up again to reread and I am overwhelmed by the hardship and futility of the lives of the characters. Their hopelessness coupled with their fortitude, that often goes unrewarded, is devasting. The writing appears almost simplistic but the message is ...
It takes a little while to set things up, but once it got going I was hooked, even though it's basically a fable and you know what's coming around every bend. Beautiful and painful at times.
This book is a piece of literature that flows and that immerses the reader in the story. It was a required read for Sophomore English in High School, but I wanted to read it and finish it, because the writing is so effortless and involving. I love Asian culture, and this is a must read if you are a...
This has to be one the most important books of my teenage years. It made such an impression on me, and turned me onto China in a serious and scholarly way.
I read this mostly because it's often mentioned in crossword puzzles. Seriously.I enjoyed it, and I can also understand how some people object to the objectification of Chinese peasantry. Fortunately, we now have access to many more novels in English translation so we're able to develop a more bal...
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