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Jin takes us through the Chinese Cultural Revolution on a small scale: just a few people and their foibles and interactions. I loved this book, as did my husband. It felt so foreign, so honest, and placed me inside the two main characters, so that I understood their weaknesses and motivations.

I was disappointed in this story. I'm puzzled by those who call it an "engrossing love story". If anything, I think it shows the reader that your dreams aren't always what you'd hoped for. After waiting for love for so many years, you'd think that the lovers would have thought and discussed what their life together would be like and plan for their life together. Maybe what you interpret as love isn't love at all.

Wonderful love story in a setting in China. Facinating. Very interesting to learn about another culture in an interesting fashion.

A book read for the pleasure of the writing as much as for the story. A Natiional Book Award Winner. Best to quote from The New York Times Magazine, "Waiting has the stripped down simplicity of a fable....It casts a spell that doesn't break once....Jin has the kind of effortless command that most writiers can only dream about." This is a story about a man caught betten two women and to cultures, that of ancient and modern China.