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The Woman Warrior - Maxine Hong Kingston
The Woman Warrior
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A Chinese American woman tells of the Chinese myths, family stories and events of her California childhood that have shaped her identity.
A Chinese American woman tells of the Chinese myths, family stories and events of her California childhood that have shaped her identity.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780679721888 (0679721886)
ASIN: 679721886
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 209
Edition language: English
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Feminism in Cold Storage
Feminism in Cold Storage rated it
4.0 The Warrior Woman
In the world of memoirs, this one was a little difficult for me to rate. I was confused for a decent portion of it, not sure whether this was fiction or nonfiction at times. I had chosen it as part of the Read Harder Challenge for this year, task 17: read a classic by a woman of color. I suppose I c...
A Reading Vocation
A Reading Vocation rated it
4.0 Book 47/100: The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston
What drew me to this book was a description of the way the author weaves Chinese folklore into her own story; although I am not very familiar with Chinese mythology, I do appreciate writing that makes use of the universal truth of story, and that is precisely what this book does.Although the book is...
Ned Hayes Writing
Ned Hayes Writing rated it
4.0 Great Poetic Thoughts to get you writing!
The Daily Poet is a marvelous set of prompts and ideas for writing -- one for each day of the year! What I love the most about reading these poetic prompts are the little bits of knowledge and insight that open creative doors for me. I learned little things -- little insightful fun things -- about S...
Nicole~
Nicole~ rated it
The Swordswoman of Words 'The Woman Warrior' is Maxine Hong Kingston's own story of growing up Chinese-American, an irreconcilable position for her as the two cultures would seemingly clash, unable to provide her with a stable sense of identity. She grew up confused by the ideas and behavior of he...
NinthWanderer
NinthWanderer rated it
How could I not love a book titled The Woman Warrior? I read this for a women's literature class in college, probably around 1995. It's part memoir, part folklore -- weaving together stories from Kingston's family, from ancient China, and from her life into a larger narrative about what the lives of...
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