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A review by theeuphoriczat
China Dream by Ma Jian
4.0
"Replacing personal dreams with the communal China Dream is out Party's main objective"
Written in exile Ma Jian explores the totalitarian government of China that erodes personal dreams and hopes in favour of controlled collective ideologies. Anyone that steps out of line dies, even nightmares must align with that of the party. This book is written in such a way that pulls you into the life of it characters while at the same time keeps you on the over side of the glass. You can only see and not influence which it the way the China government likes to keep things.
The communist leadership in China is something that we are all aware of but rarely do we consider the repercussion or pain Chinese people go through. It begs the question, can the people be both the oppressed and the oppressor?
The more I read the book, the more I think about compliance and fear. I cannot speak for the Chinese people but I probably would have chosen safety over rebellion against tyranny. This book written in exile almost exclude Ma Jian in someway, making it easier for him to own and write his opinion. But there is the evident indications that he suffers from homesickness even when home wants to kill him!
Written in exile Ma Jian explores the totalitarian government of China that erodes personal dreams and hopes in favour of controlled collective ideologies. Anyone that steps out of line dies, even nightmares must align with that of the party. This book is written in such a way that pulls you into the life of it characters while at the same time keeps you on the over side of the glass. You can only see and not influence which it the way the China government likes to keep things.
The communist leadership in China is something that we are all aware of but rarely do we consider the repercussion or pain Chinese people go through. It begs the question, can the people be both the oppressed and the oppressor?
The more I read the book, the more I think about compliance and fear. I cannot speak for the Chinese people but I probably would have chosen safety over rebellion against tyranny. This book written in exile almost exclude Ma Jian in someway, making it easier for him to own and write his opinion. But there is the evident indications that he suffers from homesickness even when home wants to kill him!