I will definitely give this book to my kids to read when they are teens. It reads like nonfiction and that is partly due to the fact that much of the story is based on the author's true life experiences. This is a simple, matter-of-fact look at a young girls experiences during China's Cultural Revolution. " My four stars is based on it being a young adult book. I never felt that there was an adult sensibility overwhelming the childhood memories. " Could have been an angry/hate-filled/depressing read instead it was a well-balanced (emotionally) memoir of the time just before Mao's death. Hah, reading it seemed like an incredibly hard challenge at the time but right now it's like meh!!!LOL " - Isabella, It was also the first proper book that I didn't have to read for school but by choice and the first book that I had ever read that was over 100 pages.
" Man, when I read that book, I could bot stop reading for I would always want to know if her and family would be alright and it was just so intriguing.
I felt that at times it was not realistic and how lucky the character and her family was. the character seemed very mature in the situation. i was very emtional at times and i felt scared for the character. (That might be due to the fact that she experienced it and is writing about it thur her perspective.) I loved it. " The author of this book was very good at using emotional appeal. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.I expect that the subject of Mao's revolution and Communism in the 1960's could have been laid out in more of a Michener-esque style and would be much more thorough, but I enjoyed this glimpse into life in China during the not so distant past."
I enjoyed the narrative and the perspective of this story being told by a young teenage girl. It's the author's first novel, based on her youth during the Cultural Revolution in China. Drawing from her childhood experience, Ying Chang Compestine brings hope and humor to this powerful story of a girl who comes of age and fights to survive during the Cultural Revolution. Over the course of four years, Ling manages to blossom, even as she suffers more horrors than many people face in a lifetime. In an atmosphere of increasing mistrust, Ling fears for the safety of her neighbors, and soon for herself and family. But when Comrade Li, one of Mao’s political officers, moves into a room in their apartment, Ling begins to witness the gradual disintegration of her world. Nine-year-old Ling is very comfortable with her life her parents are both dedicated doctors in the best hospital in Wuhan.
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