Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
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I read this for book group last winter after hearing so much about it. I really enjoyed it. The story is two young men (older teenagers, really) who are sent out to a remote moutain village to be "re-educated" during the Cultural Revolution in China. It was fascinating to read and suddenly realize what a privilege it is to read and to live in any intellectual capacity, and even more, how easily it was taken away from so many. The ending was a rather sudden jolt of reality and didn't seem to quite fit in but I still enjoyed the book immensely.
Journal Entry 2 by amyem at Algiers, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Sq. in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Released 18 yrs ago (12/13/2005 UTC) at Algiers, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Sq. in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA
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Released at Meetup
Released at Meetup
Picked up at the Bookcrossing Meet-up last night. It's been on my wish list for a while. Looking forward to reading it!
Great book! I really enjoyed it! Imaginative plot with a surprise ending. Fast read, I highly recommend to others.
Will save for the Boston Bookcrossers Meeting this Tuesday.
Will save for the Boston Bookcrossers Meeting this Tuesday.
Journal Entry 5 by tobysrus at Algiers, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Sq. in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Released 18 yrs ago (1/10/2006 UTC) at Algiers, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Sq. in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA
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At January Bookcrossing Meet-up
At January Bookcrossing Meet-up
Picked up at January's meet up.
Adding to my to be read bookshelf
Adding to my to be read bookshelf
After reading several romance novels, I went to my bookshelf looking for a change in pace and picked up this book.
I honestly don't know what I thought the book was about. I liked the cover and had heard that it was a good book, but aside from that I tend to just pick up a book and start reading with no idea what the story will be about. In the case of this book, I barely put the book back down.
I'm not sure what to say about the book that made it so interesting. The time and place were areas I don't know anything about, making the setting just as intriguing as the characters and their interactions.
I honestly don't know what I thought the book was about. I liked the cover and had heard that it was a good book, but aside from that I tend to just pick up a book and start reading with no idea what the story will be about. In the case of this book, I barely put the book back down.
I'm not sure what to say about the book that made it so interesting. The time and place were areas I don't know anything about, making the setting just as intriguing as the characters and their interactions.
I think a friend picked this up when I was moving.