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The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)

Pearl S. Buck,

Stephanie Reents (Contributor),

Cynthia Brantley Johnson (Editor)

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Jul 22, 2010 Adela rated it really liked it

I wasn't real sure about The Good Earth at the beginning. The language is kind of slow (for lack of a better word) although the story moves a long at a good enough pace. But as the story moved a long, the language bothered me less (except in the middle she started almost every bit of dialogue with "And" in the first word or two--that got on my nerves).

In the end, I have no pity for Wang Lung. He's cruel and makes really stupid decisions. He grows selfish and arrogant, which I suppose is reality ...more

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Feb 20, 2013 Beth Given rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I read this (or maybe was just expected to read it and listened to class discussions about it?) back in ninth grade English -- but revisiting it as an adult was a good experience. The Good Earth follows the life of the fictional farmer, Wang Lung, and his search for happiness and prosperity. I found it interesting to consider how as his prosperity grew, his happiness didn't -- in fact, it was the prosperity he yearned for that brought about a lot of his problems. I found it fascinating that Wang ...more

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