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Wuhan Diary: Dispatches from a Quarantined City by Fang Fang

thea_h's review

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3.0

was a little reddundant, but i guess that could have been expected.

interesting when it comes to learning about Chinese Culture and mindset a little more, but didn't necessarily raise a lot of new ideas, especially when it comes to the virus - it wasn't necessarily a unique take on lockdown or anything.

smallredboy's review

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dark emotional inspiring slow-paced

4.0

Yeah I... took a while to read this one. Really interesting perspective right in the middle of the start of the pandemic; the optimism in late 2021 is kind of heartbreaking. How Fang Fang describes censorship as practically just a fact of life is almost disturbing, and I value her bravery toward online hatred and attacks.

epictetsocrate's review against another edition

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3.0

Doar când trăiești în mijlocul unor vremuri de criză ies la suprafață toate bunele și relele naturii umane. Numai dacă treci prin experiența asta începi să observi lucruri pe care nu-ți imaginaseși că le vei vedea vreodată. Rămâi șocat, mâhnit și cuprins de mânie, dar până la urmă te obișnuiești cu ele.

Cad fulgi de zăpadă. Noaptea trecută, a fost o furtună cu trăsnete și a bătut vântul șuierând, iar astăzi a început să ningă. Se întâmplă destul de rar să vezi o ninsoare atât de abundentă în Wuhan. Am auzit că azi-noapte vântul a smuls o bucată din acoperișul Spitalului Leishenshan, fapt ce arată cât de cumplită a fost vijelia. Sper că pacienții de acolo care au fost afectați au putut fi transferați în siguranță în alte saloane. Iată o altă criză măruntă în mijlocul unei calamități de proporții mult mai ample.

Astăzi sunt extrem de prost dispusă. La primele ore ale dimineții am descoperit că o persoană de pe Weibo, care poartă numele „Xiang Ligang de la CCTIME.COM”, a distribuit o fotografie cu telefoane mobile de vânzare într-un magazin second-hand împreună cu una dintre postările mele în care amintea despre telefoanele aruncate lângă un crematoriu. Apoi a trimis un mesaj în care a afirmat că eu eram cea care distribuise poza și m-a acuzat că răspândesc zvonuri în mediul online!

cdemi12's review

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informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

I almost wish I read this in 2020 when the book came out. I feel so desensitized to what we have been through for the past 18 months. Perhaps for that reason, the book felt a bit slow. But I understand the urgency that its readership felt. These diary entries were what kept people going during the most strict lockdown and during the scariest moment of Wuhan’s epidemic. Fang Fang writes with confidence and courage, and she made me feel just as angry. I’m angry at those Chinese officials for not taking action, and I’m angry at my government for the same. It’s late 2021, and I’m still not back to “normal” life. This book helped remind me of the gravity of this historical event we’re all living in. 

auri_winter's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

storybehindallthestories's review against another edition

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4.0

Epätietoisuus, kaaos ja pelko. Virheet, väärät johtopäätökset ja salailu, jotka johtivat maailmanlaajuiseen pandemiaan. Jossittelu ei auta, mutta tulevaa ajatellen on opittava menneistä. Historia tarvitsee tämän kirjan.

Luin tätä kirjaa ristiriitaisin fiiliksin. Vuodessa moni asia on muuttunut. Omalla kohdalla riskiryhmään kuuluminen ja edelleen itseään odotuttava rokotus sekä työ kriittisellä alalla antavat vähän erilaista näkemystä. Oli valaisevaa lukea pandemian alkuvaiheiden tunnelmia niiden keskiöstä. Vielä emme tiedä millaiset jäljet tämä kaikki tulee jättämään, mutta unohtaa ei sovi. Aika antaa perspektiiviä moneen asiaa, mutta minusta on tärkeää, että tämän wuhanilaisnaisen päiväkirjamerkinnät on koottu kirjaksi, jota on käännetty jo useille kielille. Teos avasi lisäksi hienolla tavalla kiinalaista kulttuuria ja oli kurkistus kiinalaiseen elämään ja mentaliteettiin - joskin poikkeusolojen keskellä.

Yritetään vielä jaksaa.

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zbeyzx's review against another edition

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4.0

It was an interesting experience to listen to this audiobook while in lockdown in a far away city from Wuhan, 10 months into the future. Although the diaries were written 10 months ago, they show us the future, too.

teekraenzchen's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

thoughtsfromtheafro's review against another edition

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4.0

I’m glad I went into this not knowing what to expect. As the translator notes in the end, the reception is different because it’s now in hindsight, and in book form.

While a bit “boring” and repetitive in some ways, it was very much a good window into how people on the ground (medical and regular citizens) dealt with the crisis in its early stages.

readingfastandslow's review

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challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0