The best book i've ever read (Wild Swans - Jung Chang)

Member Name: salayan

Product:	Wild Swans - Jung Chang
Date:	28/11/00 (84 review reads)
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Advantages: Very well written, and its a true story

Disadvantages: Can be sad and a little political at times.

This book is more than just a story... its an experience, it sounds really cheesy, but the book stays with you for a very long time after you finish reading it, and you just cant stop thinking about it.

When you first start reading the book, you get a little put off, because there is lot of politics involvd, but if you persist, you soon get to the heart of the story, and begin to get familiar with the characters. The book taught me a great deal about China that i didnt have a clue about, and some of the stuff is pretty horrific.

The biography basically follows the lives of three generations of Chinese womens, and illustrates how the rise of communism affects their lives. This spans more than a century, and describes a huge difference in the quality of lives throughout the different stages of the communist revolution.

To illustrate how succesfullt this book is, i will use my sister as an example. My sister has never actually finished an adult story book (shes a very slow reader , and not the brightest of sparks... bless her!!!) and yet she actually read this book from start to finish within a matter of days (she was reading it all day and all night, even when she went to the toilet!!!), and she even managed to understand a little of the politics involved. This is quite an achievement for someone who wonders howcome Wimbeldon Tennis is in England every year.

I would say, even if a biography isnt your cup of tea, and even if you think that there may be too much politics in this book, give it a go, because by the end of the book you feel as if you know the characters in person, and you feel like you've been there with them , and experienced everything they've been through.

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