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This wonderful, bittersweet novel of misadventure and creeping assimilation begins in 1947, when the Shanghai-based Changs send young Ralph halfway around the world to study in New York. He sets off with two goals in mind -- to master engineering and to avoid girls at any cost.
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I love reading books about people from other cultures; this one fits that need! It's interesting to see how the characters interact, make choices, and behave so differently that I ever would.
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haunting portrait of struggles of an immigrant in america; great writing. I loved it.
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