Five stars. Top notch book by a victim of the Cultural Revolution. You wouldn't believe it if it was fiction. It's hard to believe as fact, but China is a lot different than the US, especially during the Mao years (1949 - 1976). While Mao's biography surveys things from the top tier of government, this is a great look of an average "capitalist" citizen who has to struggle to survive. I think this could actually go in the "Survival" genre. Most in that genre survive against nature, but a few (including Victor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning" survive against brutal governments.
I haven't had a book keep me up late into the night for a while. Highly recommended to all.
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Seems like you've been pretty interested in China lately.
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