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The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)

Pearl S. Buck,

Stephanie Reents (Contributor),

Cynthia Brantley Johnson (Editor)

Start date: June 1, 2024

Finish date: June 30, 2024

Discussion: New School Classics- 1915-2005

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Apr 03, 2017 Kelly_Hunsaker_reads ... rated it it was amazing

Shelves: oprah-bookclub, classics, pulitzer

Pearl S Buck loved China and it show in this book. She wrote this story with beauty, simplicity and poignancy. Every word is part of one long love letter to the land and the culture. As I read this book I found myself wandering across the globe and through time. My great-great aunt was a nun who lived in China from 1929 - 1949 and her letters described the people and the place with the same reverence.

I will revisit Wang Lung and O-lan again very soon.

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Apr 28, 2011 Tracy rated it really liked it

Good.writing, lots to talk about and think about. I didn't like the main character so I found it hard to care what happened to him or his family ...more

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