Lisa W. (bella232) reviewed on + 13 more book reviews
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This classic by Pearl S Buck is a must read about the Chinese farming culture. Filled with despair, redemption, loyalty and betrayal, Buck painfully captures the depravity of the human condition. Following one man and his family, Buck examines the forces of God versus man as fate and fortune reveal our corrupt nature. There is little joy in the lives of the Chinese in the middle of the last millenium, and no doubt this is still the case for the majority suffering under a dictatorial government.
