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Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road
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4.25 stars.
I probably would have rated this 5 stars if I hadn't previously read Peter Hessler's China trilogy (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9... https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9... https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...). I really liked everything about the contents of this book, I just would have preferred the depth of Hessler's books.
Schmitz is a very good storyteller. I was interested in the lives of the people he introduced and thought about them when I wasn't reading the book. There's a solid blend of the absurd (both funny and sad) along with perceptive insights into the social and economic struggles between the various generations in modern day China. Schmitz cares about the subject matter and it comes across very well.
I probably would have rated this 5 stars if I hadn't previously read Peter Hessler's China trilogy (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9... https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9... https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...). I really liked everything about the contents of this book, I just would have preferred the depth of Hessler's books.
Schmitz is a very good storyteller. I was interested in the lives of the people he introduced and thought about them when I wasn't reading the book. There's a solid blend of the absurd (both funny and sad) along with perceptive insights into the social and economic struggles between the various generations in modern day China. Schmitz cares about the subject matter and it comes across very well.
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May 8, 2017
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May 8, 2017
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May 18, 2017
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