A review by alpho
The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao by Ian Johnson

3.0

The big downside of this book is it is written exactly like an in depth article, spun out into a book. All the interviews and journalist spin might have been the best way to try to address a topic as huge and variable as contemporary Chinese spirituality, I’m not sure. But I found it distracting the entire book.

But, interesting topic, done by someone with a clear wealth of contact with China and its people.