Beijing Bastard: Into the Wilds of a Changing China (Audiobook)

from jcy500

A not particularly involving book. Ms. Wang's story is that of one searching for her identity, as a woman, and as one torn between her identity as a modern, educated, liberated woman, and one confused as to what her Chinese heritage actually means. The portraits she paints of the people she meets...

from vwpalmer

I think this could have used a bit more focus, but it was an interesting read both about a Chinese American and also about the cultural clashes and changes involved with her sojourn in China. She has a nice turn of phrase and her descriptions of her interactions with her Chinese family were enlig...

from cdyankeefan

I started this with such high expectations which unfortunately were not met. I struggled with this and honestly it was a chore to finish. I ca appreciate the difficulty of writing a book but this left me cold. The author went to China to examine her family's roots and while she gained a greater a...

from clp2go

This memoir was an interesting description of life in China seen through the eyes of the daughter of Chinese immigrants to the US, living and working in Beijing. The writer has a flare for describing what she sees in a manner so that you can see it too. The people she interacts with, both family ...

from blueraine_91

I received this book through LibraryThing's Early Reviewers. Based on the premise of this book, I really wanted to like it. A woman wanting to explore her identity and reconnect to her roots in China sounded like an interesting and promising idea for a novel. Unfortunately, I found the various st...