“Great story, fantastically written. Excellent life lessons.”
Gosia wrote this review Wednesday, August 22, 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“One of my all time favorites. Beautiful prose, beautiful story!”
joy wrote this review Tuesday, August 21, 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Wonderful classic :)
I enjoyed it tremendously.”
“Enjoyed this book very much. ”
klshaheen wrote this review Friday, August 10, 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I liked this book a lot because it showed how the pursuit of money and things of this world can wreck your life. Sometimes we just don't know how good we have it.”
mellyw wrote this review Wednesday, August 8, 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I couldn't put this one down even though much of what I read made me cringe at the horrors of life in China at this time just before the Cultural Revolution.”
mommimi wrote this review Thursday, August 2, 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“The classic novel about China, written with a cultural awareness and understanding that would only be possible from an author who spent a significant portion of her life there. Beautiful and so sad.”
skimber wrote this review Wednesday, August 1, 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“So simply and effectively written. Blew me away in 10th grade and opened my eyes to family and cultural cycles.
Led me to read Buck's autobiography My Several Worlds. Good stuff. ”