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March 08
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Tomoko
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Waiting: A Novel (Paperback)
by Ha Jin
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read in February, 2008
Tomoko said:
"I was excited to read this book because I really enjoyed the last book I read that was set during the cultural revolution. Overall, I found this book to be rather disappointing.
Much of the hardships the characters experienced in Waiting se...more
I was excited to read this book because I really enjoyed the last book I read that was set during the cultural revolution. Overall, I found this book to be rather disappointing.
Much of the hardships the characters experienced in Waiting seemed trivial compared to what I read in other Cultural Revolution era pieces like Anchee Min's Red Azalea(recommended!) or seen in the movie To Live. Also, I found it surprising that the main character had a very bourgeois mindset and lifestyle, as a doctor seeking a divorce for a marriage with his mistress (for love!). Unfortunately, the premise (on the back of the book) proved to be more interesting than the final result, which was full of petty regret, the celebration of traditional familial obligation, and subservient female characters. Ha Jin's language is very plain and unpretentious, but the story itself lacked the depth and complexity I was expecting from the situation and the time period....less
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Paperback)
by Carson McCullers
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