Doris Lessing
...What could have been a misery of a story has the mysterious charm of a fairy tale or a legend.
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Beautifully poetic and lyrical novel from one of contemporary China's freshest voices.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a fast-moving, deeply affecting tale of childhood suffering and survival on the fringes of modern China - a fishing community on a remote island, in fact - interwoven with the love between the young adult survivor and her Western frisbee-obsessed lover living in a Beijing basement apartment. Told with elegant simplicity at a fast clip, the novel is never dull and has a strong narrative drive, into which is woven Chinese culture and history along with a good dose of self questioning.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
At first glance this book seems dull and sentimental - a novel about a village.
It is in actual fact extremely enjoyable. It features the female narrator's memoirs about her childhood in the village, interspersed with passages in her present life.
The chapters dealing with the village offer fantastic views and a panaorama of life in a fishing village, if perhaps a little long in places.
The parts featuring her present life are funny due mainly to the character Red, her partner, and their banter. Guo renders their shared life in a high rise flat with great wit and charm.
This is a special novel that simply leaves a good feeling.
It is in actual fact extremely enjoyable. It features the female narrator's memoirs about her childhood in the village, interspersed with passages in her present life.
The chapters dealing with the village offer fantastic views and a panaorama of life in a fishing village, if perhaps a little long in places.
The parts featuring her present life are funny due mainly to the character Red, her partner, and their banter. Guo renders their shared life in a high rise flat with great wit and charm.
This is a special novel that simply leaves a good feeling.
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was made aware of this author when I listened to Women's Hour on BBC Radio 4. Yes, I do listen to such programs now and again! Not only the fact that the author is Chinese but she has the family name "Guo", which is the same as my wife's (Lixin Guo).
It's probably understandable that I have a particular curiosity about all things Chinese but when the author is serialised on Radio 4 and has the same name as my wife, I just had to read her works.
Even if you have no direct connection with China this book makes a beautiful read. It has its tragic parts but despite them it is just so optimistic. Written in an autobiographical style, although I don't know how much of the story is biographical, it was none the less a book I really enjoyed reading.
It's probably understandable that I have a particular curiosity about all things Chinese but when the author is serialised on Radio 4 and has the same name as my wife, I just had to read her works.
Even if you have no direct connection with China this book makes a beautiful read. It has its tragic parts but despite them it is just so optimistic. Written in an autobiographical style, although I don't know how much of the story is biographical, it was none the less a book I really enjoyed reading.
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