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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Probably my favorite book on China. I have a passion for oral histories, which is sort of what this writer does. I especially liked her first book because it offered so much cultural insight, but all of her books are worth reading.
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Unique voice and insight into what it means to be a woman in China
4.5 stars.
Great read filled with horrors and sadness faced by many Chinese women during a difficult time. I don’t think I’ll be able to forget this book.
Great read filled with horrors and sadness faced by many Chinese women during a difficult time. I don’t think I’ll be able to forget this book.
I had a hard time rating this book. My initial feelings were to give it a 2 because the book is utterly depressing, and gave me awful nightmares. And not the fun creature feature type nightmares.....the horrifying, oppressive and sexually violent type nightmares.
However, I am glad I read the book because it introduced me to cultural perspectives on women in another place of which I was incredibly unaware. Good learning experience....not so good reading experience.
However, I am glad I read the book because it introduced me to cultural perspectives on women in another place of which I was incredibly unaware. Good learning experience....not so good reading experience.
Những câu chuyện của nhiều người phụ nữ nhưng đều có điểm chung là phải chịu đau khổ vì những bất công, sai trái trong xã hội
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
informative
sad
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent
I was seven years old when I first saw what these women went through, paraded through the streets to be jeered at; I remember thinking that if there was a next life, I did not want to be reborn a woman.
This book was recommended to me as "harrowing" and that is the best way I can describe it. These stories are hard to read through, but ultimately a truly valuable testimony. There's no doubt they've been editorialised somewhat, which I'd have liked the author to be more transparent about, but they add up to a powerful portrayal that I really enjoyed discovering.