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Deskisamess · 08-14-2019, 01:48 PM

Finished Falling Leaves: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter

It was a good read, sad, and jumped around a bit in the time-lines. The personal tenacity to keep trying for the approval of parents or step-parents, in the face of flat out rejection, is staggering to me. The cultural "norms" of this time period are tough to understand from a US 21st century mindset. I've read many other books about this time in China, so knew some of it beforehand.

Another great book, though VERY sad, is Mao's Great Famine

This book is part of a trilogy, and hard to read at times, so I read it over a period of a few months.

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Deskisamess Wizard Posts: 2,773 Karma: 45827761 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ohio Device: iPhone 13 Pro, iPad mini, iPad Pro 12.9",Paperwhite 6.8", Scribe 2022	Finished Falling Leaves: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter It was a good read, sad, and jumped around a bit in the time-lines. The personal tenacity to keep trying for the approval of parents or step-parents, in the face of flat out rejection, is staggering to me. The cultural "norms" of this time period are tough to understand from a US 21st century mindset. I've read many other books about this time in China, so knew some of it beforehand. Another great book, though VERY sad, is Mao's Great Famine This book is part of a trilogy, and hard to read at times, so I read it over a period of a few months. Last edited by Deskisamess; 08-14-2019 at 01:56 PM.