Wild Swans - Jung Chang Reviews

Wild Swans - Jung Chang A totally engrossing book, a absolute page turner that will keep you hooked to the bitter sweet end. A thrilling story that refuses to be put down, this wasn't a book you got stuck in, this was a book you lived in. The book follows Chang family through Chinese history, through civil war, peace time ...  Read the complete review

Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China I first had my copy of this when i was sixteen years old bought for me by my mother who'd read it and loved it. I picked it up a few times but didn't actually sit down and read it properly. However, last year on a lazy summer day i came across it once more. I immeadiatly loved it and couldnt put it ...  Read the complete review

I am a member of an online reading group, Babbling books, and to celebrate it's anniversary last year some of us decided to paticipate in a read-a-long. Wild Swans was the book chosen in a democratic vote from a list of nominated novels and it was decided that we would read a chapter a week then discuss any thoughts or opinions we might have as we ...  Read the complete review

Within the last few days, I have realised that when it comes to certain things I am completely ignorant about what is going on in the world around me. This realisation has come about after finishing ?Wild Swans? and becoming aware of that fact that an entire country deceived the world for a number of years about what was actually happening within ...  Read the complete review

'Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China' is probably the most memorable and emotionally affecting book I have read. It is the autobiography of Jung Chang. It tells the story of three generations of Chinese women, and is thus also the biography of Chang's mother and grandmother. It spans the years 1909 to 1992, and chronicles the social ...  Read the complete review

Wild Swans maps the changing history of China, from the old era of empires and dynasties through the years of Mao's communism. Jung Chang's family history renders that huge tract of history personal and comprehensible - it is easy enough to become alienated by dates and figuers, but this work brings the place and the period to life. ...  Read the complete review

Wild Swans (Three daughters of China) is really a story of awakening, a journey through the lives of a Grandmother, daughter and grand daughter (the author). Jung Chang has written a book that will stay with the reader for a long time. Born in 1952, she was raised, mostly by her Grandmother, under the rule of Chairman Mao. Her ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

This is a truly great book. It tells the story of three generations of Chinese Women. It is a very moving account. It tells the story of china’s recent history as well as the lives of the women are very closely tied up with the policies and decrees that the rulers make. It can be heavy going at times due to the subject nature but should be ...  Read the complete review

This is an extraordinary book by an extraordinary writer. Jung Chang traces the history of her Chinese family through three generations with a poignancy that makes you want to cry and a humour that makes you want to laugh out loud!! The book is long and requires some perseverence to begin with as Jung Chang delves through reams of ...  Read the complete review

Don't be put off reading this book by the sheer size of it as I was initially, because by the time you have finished reading it (and it won't take long, I promise you, because you won't be able to put it down!), you'll wish that it was even longer! Wild Swans is the true story of a Chinese family through four generations. ...  Read the complete review

This is truly a remarkable book, which successfully incorporates historical events with an extraordinary tale about a Chinese family. This real-life epic of Jung Chang’s family, starting from her grandmother’s generation up to hers, depicts living personal accounts which draw deep onto family affairs. It also serves as a memoir of the ...  Read the complete review