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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Wild Swans by Jung Chang gave me a glimpse into the horrors seen through the eyes of women across three generations. Yu-Fang (Jung's Grandmother) was the last generation to experience bound feet and betrothal to a high ranking warlord which granted prosperity to the family. Shortly after Bao Qin (Jung's Mother) was born, Yu-Fang managed to escape for her own happiness. Bao met Jung's Father during a time of unrest when they chose the side which aligned with their hopes for the future...and where the horrors also began.
I love the archive which showed Boa Qin's childhood and gruelling Red Guards training. Jung herself became part of the Red Guards during the Cultural revolution which also oversaw mass starvation during the Great Leap Forward. Eventually Jung left China and settled in the UK.
I will always remember Wild Swans for being the first book to captivate my attention to learning about my history.
I love the archive which showed Boa Qin's childhood and gruelling Red Guards training. Jung herself became part of the Red Guards during the Cultural revolution which also oversaw mass starvation during the Great Leap Forward. Eventually Jung left China and settled in the UK.
I will always remember Wild Swans for being the first book to captivate my attention to learning about my history.
Una historia de tres generaciones de mujeres chinas contada por la nieta. Resumen del siglo XX de la historia de China, desde los pies vendados, las concubinas, los señores de la guerra, el Kuomintang, el comunismo y hasta unos años después de la muerte de Mao.
Bastante drama, muy dura, la historia suele ser así.
Muy interesante si te gusta la historia. A mí me ha encantado conocer un poco más del país que voy a visitar pronto.
Bastante drama, muy dura, la historia suele ser así.
Muy interesante si te gusta la historia. A mí me ha encantado conocer un poco más del país que voy a visitar pronto.
Really liked this. Found it hard going at times though.
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By far THE BEST BOOK i have ever read in my entire life. It is told in such detail, and it leaves you addicted to it. I recommend this to anyone who is interested in the chinese communism/ mao ze dong era.
This book should have more five star ratings it's reality that reads as grand fiction, documentary yet personal, tragic yet uplifting
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Es un libro perfecto para adentrarse en los años de terror del comunismo de Mao en China, de la mano de la misma autora y su familia que lo vivió en sus carnes. Aunque está considerado autobiografía (que lo es), creo que tira más para la no ficción, en lugar de convertirse en un relato un poco más personal, que era lo que esperaba cuando empecé esta lectura. Pero aun así, es recomendable, muy largo, pero vale la pena cada capítulo.