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A House Divided by Pearl S. Buck
3.0
Conclusion of a Family Saga
This final installment of the House of Earth Trilogy presents the outcome of a revolution that changes the face of a society. I liked this book slightly more than the second installment in the trilogy because it expanded beyond the relationship between fathers and sons and more into the relationships between men and women, something I’m much more interested in. I wouldn’t go so far as to say that this book was a romance, because it definitely was not. But for the first time in this trilogy, it is acknowledged that perhaps all women aren’t the same, perhaps they each have something different and unique to contribute and to offer.
I found it interesting how all the Wang men were all so similar in their self-interest and willingness to ignore the good of the family for their personal good, and for that reason so divided in their aims even though Wang the patriarch has tried so hard to set things up so that land would keep his family together. This was an interesting look at the diffusion of new and western ways into a traditional society and an exposition of the irony of revolution and how that quest never ends.
This final installment of the House of Earth Trilogy presents the outcome of a revolution that changes the face of a society. I liked this book slightly more than the second installment in the trilogy because it expanded beyond the relationship between fathers and sons and more into the relationships between men and women, something I’m much more interested in. I wouldn’t go so far as to say that this book was a romance, because it definitely was not. But for the first time in this trilogy, it is acknowledged that perhaps all women aren’t the same, perhaps they each have something different and unique to contribute and to offer.
I found it interesting how all the Wang men were all so similar in their self-interest and willingness to ignore the good of the family for their personal good, and for that reason so divided in their aims even though Wang the patriarch has tried so hard to set things up so that land would keep his family together. This was an interesting look at the diffusion of new and western ways into a traditional society and an exposition of the irony of revolution and how that quest never ends.