Amanda M. (tapcat16) reviewed on 4/29/2010 + 150 more book reviews

Compestine wrote a fictionalized account of her real experiences growing up in revolutionary, communist China with two doctor parents. I think she would have fared much better to write a memoir, as the narration style suffers from an odd third person past tense. It is distracting from the more powerful father/daughter story at its core. However, it is still an interesting look into political revolution from a child's eyes.

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