Reviews

Wilde zwanen: Drie dochters van China by Jung Chang

pea_che's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.25

djenne99's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

Couldn’t believe my eyes reading parts of this book. It’s a long one but truly moving. I knew very little about the history of China but I this book made learning enjoyable and personal.

so_its_me_nia's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

lisa_g's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

4.75

luchiiaa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

anishachana's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced

5.0

lizzie_yc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

emleemay's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed this a lot. Okay, maybe "enjoyed" isn't the right word seeing as there is death, torture, misery and a lot of general unfairness... but it was a compulsively readable book that made me grateful that I was born in the time and place I was. And it was an interesting education on Chinese history, politics and culture.

sosohk's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

monicaa_d's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

An incredible story of a family and their experience with communist China. The author and her relatives all endured unthinkable hardships as a result of China's political upheaval, and showed nearly unwavering strength and resolve. 

The best and the worst of humanity is lain bare for the reader. The author spells out the difficulties her family went through, while acknowledging that they were luckier than many- stories of other families destroyed are plenty, and details are not spared. 

The overall narrative not only helps identify how and why the Communist party came to power and the effect on the people, but is a fascinating story of a family through the generations. 

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