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"Ji-li's deeply moving story should be on the shelf of every person's library. Her courage in the face of adversity and her steadfast loyalty to her family are truly inspirational for young and old alike." --Nien Cheng (Author of A Life and Death in Shanghai)

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Published 1999 by HarperTrophy (first published September 6th 1997)

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Jul 27, 2008 Michelle rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Those interested in China's Cultural Revolution

Shelves: young-adult, non-fiction

What to say about this...sometimes I have to resist the urge to review every book that I read. Then I think about the fact that I didn't review it, and I think, "Oh, just review it. Say something. Say anything." Not that people are just waiting to read what I and everyone else thought of it, but I feel that I should at least say something about it. After all, people do search for books to read and all the reviews pop up underneath them, so if they are interested enough to click on this book, the...more What to say about this...sometimes I have to resist the urge to review every book that I read. Then I think about the fact that I didn't review it, and I think, "Oh, just review it. Say something. Say anything." Not that people are just waiting to read what I and everyone else thought of it, but I feel that I should at least say something about it. After all, people do search for books to read and all the reviews pop up underneath them, so if they are interested enough to click on this book, they are likely interested enough to read what people said about it.

The reason that I picked up this book in the first place was because I wanted to read more about the Chinese Cultural Revolution, and it was suggested to me by a friend of a friend. She knew I was looking for more general information rather than one person’s account, but she suggested it because there is not much literature out there about that period of China’s history.

Here are some random thoughts:

The book was very YA, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but it wasn’t quite what I was looking for.

The intensity with which the people in Shanghai, where Jiang lived, jumped on the bandwagon of abolishing the “Four Olds” was terrifying. With a few well-turned phrases, it was very easy for people to argue that something was “Four Olds”. As a consequence, almost anything could, and was, considered as such. In particular, the kids Jiang’s age were frenzied in their judgments both in school and around town.

In school, families such as Jiang’s that were unlucky enough to be considered “black” rather than “red” had it the worst. They were ridiculed, they got into fights, and their belongings were taken by other children. They were denied many opportunities, which included admission to schools they might have otherwise attended.

At home, the Red Guard came in and destroyed where they lived while looking for items that were considered “Four Olds”. Before they arrived, Jiang’s family burned photos and clothing, repainted furniture, but still the Red Guard 'found' and confiscated many of their belongings.

All in all, I enjoyed reading about Ji-Li Jiang’s transformation from a young woman blindly following Chairman Mao’s edicts, to first questioning the Revolution when her family was affected, and ultimately opposing it and leaving China to move to the United States.

But…

Yes, the havoc that the Chinese Cultural Revolution wrought on families was frightening. Yes, it was terrible what happened to Jiang and her family, but I wonder what kind of person she would have become had she been part of one of the lucky “red” families. I wonder if there would have been a memoir at all.(less)

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Jan 23, 2010 MissDziura rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: multicultural-multiethnic-and-inter, miss-dziura-recommends

I gave Ji-li Jiang's memoir of her life, Red-Scarf Girl:A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution four stars (really liked it) because of the way her story was told. This book is intended for readers in grades 5-9, which is quite a span, but I would say it is most approriate for grades 7-9. Jiang lets readers in on her life, and allows them to experience how she changes from a girl that was proud to be a product of her country to a young woman who comes to question everything she believes. I found it...more

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Jul 09, 2012 Jessie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, ya-best-for-book-talks, summer-2012

This book is powerful for me because it happened to a girl my age who was born in China. I wonder if I could have been as strong as she was. Chairman Mao had them all fooled, and I wonder when (not if) it will happen again. I read "The Children's Story, " by James Michner to my class to start this book. It seems real to me and them. Who now would give up his or her summer to work for the country? Who would stay up all day and night to work on a project for shcool? Who would walk right by his gra...more

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Dec 01, 2007 Meagan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: anyone who's interested in China's cultural revolution

Shelves: kids_materials_class

Many Americans, myself included, have an opinion about China, Communism, or most likely both. What most of us have neglected to do is explore how valid our opinions are. Ji-Li Jiang's memoir was written for children, and because she is a teacher her book is very accessible for most elementary school-age kids. It's no less interesting or valuable for adults, though, simply because we are not her intended audience. Red Scarf Girl brings us with Ji-Li as she grows up in the height of China's cultur...more

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Sep 12, 2008 Natasha rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: anyone who cares about freedom

Recommended to Natasha by: LEMI

Shelves: history, young-adult

A revealing tale of how people will gradually allow more and more of their freedoms to be taken away when they are pitted one against another. That was Mao's genius--keep the masses in constant revolt between classes.

Mao was so revered that, as a youth, the author questioned her parents rather than the establishment. Her response to the difficult choice forced upon her (to choose her family or the party) is a powerful lesson. A well written book for her intended audience (youth).

My daughter re...more

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Nov 15, 2008 bjneary rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: YA

Shelves: biography, history, ya

Ji-li Jiang writes of a terrible time the history of China and in her life. Everyone was so enamored and "brainwashed" by Mao's greatness that the Chinese began to change the way they thought, dressed, acted and were educated----and if they didn't, they were seen as Four Olds to be humiliated in front of family and friends by teen guards that had become revolutionized to do Mao's good work. Her family went from a success story to being blamed for a grandfather being a landlord which was consider...more

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Dec 16, 2008 Matthew rated it 3 of 5 stars

This is a great book about the Cultural Revolution.

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Dec 14, 2008 Dianna rated it 4 of 5 stars

Very informative about what the cultural revolution was about. Showed some things that happened to people and what they suffered. I thought it was interesting how Mao Ze-Dong was able to brain wash an entire nation.

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Dec 11, 2008 J rated it 4 of 5 stars

Very informational. I have such a love and fascination for Chinese history, that I really enjoyed it. I kept thinking, wow, we are so close to this in the US! I hope I've prepared my children to stand up for their heritage!

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Feb 27, 2009 Diana rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 9th-advisory

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution
By Ji-li Jiang
285 pages
Scholastic 1998
ISBN 0439063000

In the biography of Red Scarf Girl, a few of the basic themes that occurred were courage, friendship, leadership, and determination. It's 1966 and Ji-li is twelve years old. She was a great student;had the brains and ability, and was admired by many others. In this book, class status was something important because many things depended and relied on it.

For example, towards the beginning of t...more Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution
By Ji-li Jiang
285 pages
Scholastic 1998
ISBN 0439063000

In the biography of Red Scarf Girl, a few of the basic themes that occurred were courage, friendship, leadership, and determination. It's 1966 and Ji-li is twelve years old. She was a great student;had the brains and ability, and was admired by many others. In this book, class status was something important because many things depended and relied on it.

For example, towards the beginning of the book, Ji-li was offered an audition for the Central Liberation Army Arts Academy. She could be in the Liberation Army and it was a great oppurtunity for her. Because of their class status, her family didn't allow her to go and just said a lame excuse, saying that being in the Liberation Army takes a lot of effort and commitment, and everything would be very challenging. As time passed by, not everything was the same. When a certain situation occurred, her family and she herself, were humiliated by neighbors, former friends, classmates, etc... Still, many things continued to happen to them and there were different situations each time, but she never gave up!

I think this was a very good book and I liked it alot. I feel like I could relate to this book not because of the year it was written, but because I am also Chinese and I've been told about some things that happened from the past. I've been told about what one did to another and the teases that were spread around. The attitudes from a higher class to a lower class was something no ordinary person could've imagined.

I would mostly recommend this book to ones who are Chinese, but others can surely read this book, too. It's just that I feel we as Chinese should understand what has happened in the past and what kind of a society it was back then. For others who are a different race, it would also be special if they read it so they would also understand the past of ones who are Chinese. Since Mao Ze Dong was such an important person, it would be great if everyone knew more about what kind of a person he was and how he did the things he has done.

Dictator Mao Ze Dong was a person which not everyone approved of. His rules and ways of creating a better society led to different opinions and arguements. Ji-li was a teenager who didn't care about what others thought, only what she thought. No matter what happened, she'd always have a resolution that would make others proud of her. By doing what she has done, she has finally earned The Red Scarf. (less)

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Feb 22, 2009 Sarah rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

In this memoir, Ji-Li Jiang tells the story of two years of her childhood (ages twelve to fourteen) during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Descended from wealthy landowners, Ji-Li and her family are increasingly persecuted by their own friends and neighbors. Ji-Li, who had always been a leader socially and academically, is suddenly denied opportunities at school and humiliated by her peers. Her family's home is ransacked, her father is detained as a political prisoner, her mother is demoted in...more

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May 05, 2013 Jia rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: china

I picked this book up for my school "growing up novel review" holiday assignment. Some of you might think that I hated doing it, but guess what. It was the best assignment ever. This book was great.

Of course, I admit that it might not suit an adult audience. I read this when I was thirteen and as a teen/ preteen/ kid it was amazing. It let me see the revolution through Jiang's eyes and was not too dark to scare me. As Jiang was a child when she witnessed these events, the book's contents hinted...more

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Mar 21, 2013 Susie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Red Scarf Girl
304 Pages
Biography/ Memoir

The book "Red Scarf Girl" is about a girl named Ji-li Jiang. She is a girl living in China in the period that the ruler, Chairman Mao, is ruling. One day, after the daily student council meeting, Ji-li is called down to the office. The principal says that she has been chosen to try out for a dance academy. When she goes home, she immediately rushes to her family. When she tells them she was chosen, her father said not to try out. Ji-li is confused, and doe...more

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Mar 08, 2013 Pam rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: passport-to-the-world-challenge, picture-books-ya

The narrator/main character/author of this fantastic YA novel is Ji-li Jiang who lived the first ten years of her life feeling very lucky. As she describes her childhood in the beginning of the book, the reader is indeed treated to Ji-li Jiang's description of a very lucky life. A loving and close family, a cozy home in a wonderful neighborhood, an intelligent student who is favored by her teachers, Student Council President, athletic...But after the first chapter, we begin to feel the winds of...more

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Jan 20, 2013 Babakathryn rated it 3 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this book. The most significant thing to me was Ji-Li's gradual change in her perception of the world, and the government and leader she has been raised to idolize. As the society around her disintegrated, as people became ruled by fear, as they were not only encouraged, but forced, tortured and driven to turn against neighbors, friends and finally family, Ji-Li found herself and her true allegiance to what was right. Strong example of the importance of a moral fiber running thr...more

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Jan 14, 2013 Jennis rated it 3 of 5 stars

My mom read this book to my younger sister and I listened in; it's a good book and it helped me understand a lot about communism and the Cultural Revolution in China (which I knew nothing about before reading this book). There was nothing wrong with this book. It was just very sad--the whole thing was depressing. Which makes sense. I mean, of course the book is going to be depressing--it's about a girl (and her sister?) who are swept off their feet by this idea but it goes against everything...more

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Nov 26, 2012 Stephenie Sun rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: cultural-revolution-memoir, ya, depressing

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This is a memoir of the Chinese Cultural revolution through a teenage girl's POV. It describes the situation back then during the revolution.

The revolution affected Ji Li's family a lot because her grandfather was a landlord. She and her siblings were denied a lot of opportunities, i.e. Ji Li could not become one of the Red Guards because of her 'black' family background, she could not become an actress because of the same reason and etc. Her father was detained by his work unit and he was forc...more

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Nov 20, 2012 Johnstone Tcheou rated it 4 of 5 stars

Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 285 pages
Ji-li Jiang Harper Trophy 1998
ISBN 0-06-446208-0

A Memoir of Millions

My mother experienced the Cultural Revolution first hand, being born in America has made me blind to the recent hardship my heritage has faced within the last century, and so I felt the necessity to read about the Cultural Revolution. Ji Li Jiang's memoir is yet another perspective of the cultural revolution. In her memoir, she speaks of how she grew up under the tigh

...more Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 285 pages
Ji-li Jiang Harper Trophy 1998
ISBN 0-06-446208-0

A Memoir of Millions

My mother experienced the Cultural Revolution first hand, being born in America has made me blind to the recent hardship my heritage has faced within the last century, and so I felt the necessity to read about the Cultural Revolution. Ji Li Jiang's memoir is yet another perspective of the cultural revolution. In her memoir, she speaks of how she grew up under the tight fist of Mao Zedong and how quickly her life was turned upside down, from being a top student with brains and admiration and then had her family become one of the least desirables in their social hierarchy, despised having her father detained. She would have to decide whether to betray her family and join the Communists or become an enemy of the people to support the ones who she loves.

Being a Chinese in blood and soul, I always found myself proud of my heritage, until I grew older and read about the terrible and tyrannical things China has done to itself and unto others. As a child, every now and then, I would always go on the internet and find these bigoted comments on various websites about how they found Chinese people scum and morally terrible. Reading this book has opened my eyes to the heinous things that have occurred in my people's history, making me feel dismissive of my heritage, due to the constant war among the KMT and the CPC making us weak so Japan could invade China, and even worse, the communists came to power which I blame for giving China such an antagonized view due to their constant forgeries and bootleg copies. I am a full blown supporter of the KMT, even though I am Chinese, but this memoir made me realize how frightful life was back then: having all this tension piled up, the war between the two political parties, Japanese invasions, the communist victory and the tyrannical rule of the CPC, it changed how people perceived China and most importantly, changed the ways native Chinese people felt about their own country.

I recommend this book to Chinese people who haven't learned about our thick history filled with turmoil or to people who wish to learn about the Cultural Revolution as I feel this memoir portrayed her feelings well, being a little girl having to go through such odious events.

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Oct 23, 2012 Erica rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 1-12

12 year-old Ji-Li is a successful student and an intelligent girl who fervently supports Chairman Mao and dreams of becoming a Red Guard or a Liberation Army Dancer. When the Cultural Revolution begins, however, and it is revealed to others at school and in the community that her family is part of the Four Olds that the communist party is so vehemently trying to eradicate (her grandfather was a landlord), she sees firsthand how ruthless the Red Army is when her house is ransacked, her father fal...more

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Sep 24, 2012 Jessica rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 6th-grade, china, coming-of-age, curriculum-history, history, political, memoir

Oh my goodness, this book touched my heart. My daughter is reading it for a history course she is taking this year called Key of Liberty. I always pre-read any books my daughters are assigned as part of a course. I had never heard of this book or Ji Li Jiang. But I am SO glad I have read it now. I knew surface stories about the Chinese Cultural Revolution, but had never studied it. This book made me cry. I cried for Ji Li, I cried for the Jiang family, I cried for the children & families put...more

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Jun 20, 2012 Jan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Ji-Li Jiang was born in China, and came to the U.S. when she was 30. As a schoolgirl in China, she was bright and obedient. So when Mao Tse-tung, Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, started the Cultural Revolution, she willingly joined the chants that praised Mao, and the groups who destroyed anything that represented old thinking. It was all exciting and fun, until people were captured, detained and tortured. Surely, Ji-Li thought, they must have been very bad people. But when she saw an o...more

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Apr 17, 2012 Nenia Campbell rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: x-1990s

Communism. That's right, I went there. Did you just shudder a little? Did you envisage flag burnings and political undermining and hostile takeovers? It's a word that makes many Americans do this... and this:

But Communism isn't a synonym for 'evil'. It's a political party. A political party that, granted, went horribly horribly wrong. Like many things in this world, it sounded better on paper than it did when it was actually carried out. Ji-Li Jiang's memoir is a beautiful but heart-rending acco...more

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Apr 10, 2012 Amy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: youth, autobiographies, non-fiction

I first read this book in middle school because it was on the Battle of the Books reading list. Prior to reading the book, I thought the Cultural Revolution referred to some clothing movement (sadly this is also a common misconception amongst Chinese youth). I devoured the book. Keep in mind that this really is a young adult novel and not as deep as most other books about individuals or families living through the Cultural Revolution. The author was a young teenager at the start of the movement...more

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Feb 29, 2012 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Feb 15, 2012 CH13_Meghan Schultz rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: asian-american-literature

Red Scarf Girl by Ji-li Jiang was published by Harper Collins in 1997. The story details Ji-li Jiang, a twelve-year old student, in China during 1966, the year that Chairman Mao launched the Cultural Revolution in China. As an outstanding student Ji-li seemed prepared for a shining future. However, upon the advent of the Cultural Revolution Ji-li Jiang’s life is forever changed when intelligence becomes a crime and a wealthy family background invited persecution. For the next three years Ji-li a...more Red Scarf Girl by Ji-li Jiang was published by Harper Collins in 1997. The story details Ji-li Jiang, a twelve-year old student, in China during 1966, the year that Chairman Mao launched the Cultural Revolution in China. As an outstanding student Ji-li seemed prepared for a shining future. However, upon the advent of the Cultural Revolution Ji-li Jiang’s life is forever changed when intelligence becomes a crime and a wealthy family background invited persecution. For the next three years Ji-li and her family are humiliated and reviled by their former friends, neighbors, and colleagues. Finally, with the detention of her father, Ji-li is faced with the most dreadful decision of her young life: denounce him and break with her family, or refuse to testify against him and sacrifice her future in her beloved Communist Party. The book concludes with Ji-li Jiang’s update on several of the book’s main characters including herself.
This novel has several cultural aspects; to begin readers are exposed to the relationship between the people of China during the 1960s and the Chinese government. In the first chapter Ji-li says, “Heaven and Earth are great, but greater still is the kindness of the Communist Party; father and mother are dear, but dearer still is Chairman Mao.” Through this quote, readers are able to understand where senses of responsibility and loyalty rested for the people of China during the 1960s. Also, readers are exposed to the “old” traditions that spark a revolutionary movement towards “new” traditions (part of the revolutions roots). In terms of the Four Olds Ji-li says, “Though we were not facing real guns or real tanks, this battle would be even harder, because our enemies, the rotten ideas and customs we were so used to, were inside ourselves.”

To use this book in the classroom students would have to acquire much background knowledge in regards China in the 1960s. While the book is simplistic (in terms of ideas) due to the narrator’s age, the language used is at times quite advanced. For example, “Our beloved Chairman Mao had started the Cultural Revolution in May. Every day since then on the radio we heard about the need to end the evil and pernicious influences of the “Four Olds”: old ideas, old culture, old customs, and old habits.” For students to understand this sentence they would need background information regarding A) who Mao Zedong was, B) why he wanted a cultural revolution, C) what a cultural revolution was, D) how this proletarian revolution differed from other revolutions, etc. As an educator I see this book as a wonderful addition to a historical study on the Chinese Revolution, however, without the background information a reader could be lost in the numerous cultural references.

Red Scarf Girl is definitely a worthwhile read for students in middle school, especially because the story is told through “peer-like” eyes. The writing seems very authentic in terms of emotions and confused feelings felt during the revolution. When students read about how Ji-li Jiang and her peers navigated through complex ethical issues of that time, students will have an opportunity to (through guided discussion) reflect on decisions they have made and will make in terms of their own roles as members of a family, a peer group, and even a national community.
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Feb 03, 2012 Jennifer Lavoie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: around-the-world, books-i-would-teach, classroom-library, education, family, history, memoir, multicultural, nonfiction, politics, school, younger-readers, china

Easily one of the scarier books I have read in my life. Scary because it actually happened, and this is a real person's story. The book is written at an intermediate level, so many kids can read it, but I think adults should read it as well to understand what happened during the Cultural Revolution in China. I had some knowledge, though limited, about the subject before from school, but I had no idea how horrible it was. For some it may have been easy because of their "class status," but for tho...more

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I enjoyed this book. It was a memoir about a girl living in China during the cultural revolution. Through the point of view of Ji-Li, who comes from a "black" family, meaning her family had ancestors who had bad jobs which were scorned upon during that time. I thought that the story was told well, with good comparisons and figurative language, but the author, Ji-Li Jiang, repeated them sometimes which made them not as strong. Sometimes, I think that the author used a little too many details so t...more

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Jul 24, 2011 Elliot Ratzman rated it 3 of 5 stars

Under Mao, committing suicide was considered a criminal offense, it was “alienating oneself from the people.” During the Cultural Revolution of the 60s, many considered it. Mao unleashed an anarchic upheaval throughout China to abolish the “Four Olds”: students ridiculing teachers, children testifying against parents, and, taking a cue from Stalin, loyal Party members “exposed” as counterrevolutionaries. Ji Li Jiang’s memoir of her family’s troubles during this time seems typical. Her grandfathe...more

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Feb 24, 2011 Rose - ISB rated it 5 of 5 stars

One of the best autobiography books I have ever read. It is about Ji-li Jiang's experience during the Cultural Revolution in China that started from the year of 1966. Before the Cultural Revolution, Ji-li's life was as perfect as it can be. Her classmates admired her and she is also a straight A student. Her family is very supportive of her in everything that she does. However, that all changed when Mao Ze-Dong launched the Cultural Revolution which twisted Ji-li's life around. Her and her famil...more

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Jan 29, 2011 William rated it 5 of 5 stars

Ji-li describes her life as a school girl in China during the early days of Mao's cultural revolution. Her descriptions of the repressive and relentless attempts to reorganize society by enforcing political correctness standards are clear, unadorned, and frightening.

What makes the book compelling is her ability to write from the perspective of the child experiencing the indoctrination attempts to reshape society (and human nature.) She does not apologize or offer excuses for her fascination wit...more

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