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Pearl Buck at her finest. Buck writes of Madame Wu, an upperclass chinese woman who undergoes a remarkable transformation in midlife. Inspiring!
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Pavilion of Women
Pavilion of Women
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...Now the story is of a great family of the landed gentry, well-to-do, cultivated, aware and in the midst of the variety of human experience. Thus there is scope for the exact drawing of many characters, for deft conversation, nuances of thought, unguessed turns of story action, overtones of every intensity, from the most delicate note to the c... more »
Author:
...Now the story is of a great family of the landed gentry, well-to-do, cultivated, aware and in the midst of the variety of human experience. Thus there is scope for the exact drawing of many characters, for deft conversation, nuances of thought, unguessed turns of story action, overtones of every intensity, from the most delicate note to the c... more »
ISBN: 71002
Pages: 316
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Pages: 316
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Publisher: The John Day Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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Book Type: Paperback
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I read PAVILION OF WOMEN for the November 2013 "Asia" theme in my online book club, The Reading Cove.
THE GOOD EARTH by Pearl S. Buck is one of my favorite books of all time, so I've been eager to continue reading her work.
Madame Wu is turning 40 and all hell breaks lose in the Wu household. She makes a lot of decisions that affect her husband, children and even people outside the family.
I didn't feel the plotting was as engaging as THE GOOD EARTH, this book felt a little long-winded through the middle and could've been paced a bit better, but overall, the character's have depth and are well-drawn; and there's a good look at upper-class life and the culture's overall treatment of aging, at this point in Chinese history.
THE GOOD EARTH by Pearl S. Buck is one of my favorite books of all time, so I've been eager to continue reading her work.
Madame Wu is turning 40 and all hell breaks lose in the Wu household. She makes a lot of decisions that affect her husband, children and even people outside the family.
I didn't feel the plotting was as engaging as THE GOOD EARTH, this book felt a little long-winded through the middle and could've been paced a bit better, but overall, the character's have depth and are well-drawn; and there's a good look at upper-class life and the culture's overall treatment of aging, at this point in Chinese history.
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