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Review Date: 12/6/2009
I am reading Emma as part of a book club classic book choice. I remember from High School not caring for any of Jane Austen's books. But since much time has passed, I thought maybe my impressions of Jane Austen's books might have changed. Not so much! I still cannot stand her characters or her style of writing. I am really having to force myself to finish this book.
Review Date: 11/22/2010
The information in this book made for a page-turner, but I didn't really care for the style of the writing. Even though it is a historical novel, it is based on a woman's real adventures, and her perseverance through great trauma haunts me still.
Review Date: 6/25/2010
Helpful Score: 2
This book is a very detailed account of the rise of communism in China, through the eyes of a granddaughter telling her grandmother's and mother's stories, along with her own. Each regime that these women live through impact people's lives both positively and negatively. Mao's communism is seen in the details of the everyday person's life. And the ideas that the typical communist has of capitalists is eye-opening.
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