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Wuhan Diary: Tagebuch aus einer gesperrten Stadt by Fang Fang

benrogerswpg's review against another edition

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4.0

Strong book.

Really intense book and very compelling. Really enjoyed the journal aspects of how the virus navigated it's way around - from ground zero.

4.4/5

swirls's review against another edition

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4.0

First person account of the Wuhan lockdown by a celebrated Chinese novelist living there. Don't expect anything fully comprehensive - it felt more like a daily chat show, covering both day to day matters in her life and her take on what she heard in the news, with surprisingly scathing criticism of government response. I don't feel like social media updates always translate so well into book form - she frequently references responses to her posts elsewhere online and viral news stories - and it's a bit repetitive and myopic, but I still think this is an important read for 2020. I hope to see translations of more like this written by people in other corners of society.

elinacre's review against another edition

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4.0

biting social and political commentary, chilling descriptions of the massive worldwide pandemic that are "too soon," now-laughable and relatable statements about how very boring and unbearable quarantine is--at a week or two in

marmarta's review

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4.0

very interesting thing to read. A fascinating insight into Chinese society (that is, a particular upper middle class slice of it), censorship and internet use in China, and also a peek into the period when Wuhan was truly going through some bad times while we all thought "ah there's no need to worry much about this Chinese virus". It can be somewhat overwrought sometimes, and not every argument the author had with trolls was that interesting for me, but I'm glad I've read it.

sprytely's review against another edition

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Just wasn't speaking to me.

beccajreads's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful informative slow-paced

4.0

tuesday_evening's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective slow-paced

3.5

norimee's review against another edition

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4.0

One of the most important writings of our time and history. 

jasperbeckmen's review against another edition

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4.0

Such an enlightening insight into what the coronavirus situation in Wuhan/China looked like all while America was sleeping. How did China get such strong control over the situation? The people of Wuhan stood together in the face of a government failure in ways that are unbelievable to my American eyes, and I must admit how utterly disappointed I am in my countrymen. Definitely worth the read!

lovecrafts_ulysses's review

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informative reflective