false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172113646m/139874.jpg 139874 20 <i>The Story of the Stone</i> (c. 1760), also known as <i>The Dream of the Red Chamber</i>, is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. The first part of the story, <i>The Golden Days</i>, begins the tale of Bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to Confucian studies, and his two cousins: Bao-chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty Dai-yu. Through the changing fortunes of the Jia family, this rich, magical work set worldly events - love affairs, sibling rivalries, political intrigues, even murder - within the context of the Buddhist understanding that earthly existence is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our lives. 134838 book 30 3 1974 The Golden Days (The Story of the Stone, #1) total:160|5:70|4:46|3:35|2:8|1:1| 160 656 302 29 5 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Sat Jan 31 14:24:32 -0800 2009 Thu Jul 02 18:52:18 -0700 2009 8 The earliest novel of China, written in the mid 1700s and charting the rise and fall of a multi-generational household with intimate connections to the Manchu Court (through a daughter who is a royal concubine). There is magic - the young heir Baoy...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Nov 15 12:18:33 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 15 13:25:44 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 12:31:21 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 12:40:37 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 16:33:12 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 16:36:33 -0700 2009
"Truth becomes fiction when the...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 14:04:06 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 21:34:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Apr 22 07:36:26 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 07:48:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Mar 13 20:17:40 -0700 2007 Wed Mar 14 17:00:04 -0700 2007
The whole novel seems like a collection of interlocking short stories...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jan 04 17:05:38 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 26 18:40:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Jan 09 09:43:46 -0800 2009 Tue Sep 16 09:25:53 -0700 2008 Fri Jan 09 09:43:46 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun May 24 16:37:15 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 12:56:55 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 16:37:15 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 06:19:33 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 06:37:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Oct 07 03:47:38 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 03:48:39 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 16 20:10:26 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 20:13:18 -0700 2008 Gone With the Wind has here.

Lucky for me, there is this full English translation. I like Julie's C...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 1989 Thu Jun 26 05:55:57 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 06:05:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jul 07 19:56:59 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 19:58:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 22:43:08 -0700 2008 Sun Feb 01 22:02:35 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Jun 27 14:05:49 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 27 14:08:04 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 22 09:02:44 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 09:04:19 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Tue Jul 31 11:08:34 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 31 11:08:34 -0700 2007
Incredibly rich characterization and creative plot development. A sophisticated and imaginative drama (and comedy!) that provides insight into family life in the upper rungs of Chinese society in the 18th c...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 15 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Fri Apr 25 08:01:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 08:04:05 -0700 2008 Regardless, if you are up to the challenge, pick it up!]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=139874