River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze by Peter Hessler

River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze

China trilogy #1

Peter Hessler

432 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction memoir travel adventurous informative medium-paced

Description

In the heart of China's Sichuan province lies the small city of Fuling. Surrounded by the terraced hills of the Yangtze River valley, Fuling has long been a place of continuity, far from the bustling political centers of Beijing and Shanghai. But ...

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Moods

informative 85%
adventurous 71%
reflective 71%
funny 35%
inspiring 14%
challenging 7%
emotional 7%
relaxing 7%

Pace

medium 83%
slow 16%

Average rating

4.13

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