Nine Continents: A Memoir in and Out of China (Hardcover)

from Elainedav

I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I like to read memoirs and especially those where the author is writing about something which really holds your interest. This is one of those books. I found the description of the author's childhood totally absorbing. Her ...

from brangwinn

I find reading about people who have migrated to another country fascinating. This is particularly true of this book. Growing up poor in post-revolutionary China. Guo does an excellent job in taking us back to when she as a very young child lived in a tiny fisherman's village in southern China. S...

from JanaRose1

Author Xiaolu Guo speaks about her childhood and her coming of age in an oppressive, paternalistic China. Raised by illiterate grandparents, she finds her voice through art and writing. Overall, this was a pretty generic book. It is a bit boring, a bit forgettable.

from sachesney

Parts of this, especially the early part of the book, are good. However, as the book progresses, the story becomes more and more fractured - almost like small stories within stories. This could potentially work, but I didn't find Guo manages this well. For example, her room mate and friend Mengme...

from Elainedav

I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I like to read memoirs and especially those where the author is writing about something which really holds your interest. This is one of those books. I found the description of the author's childhood totally absorbing. Her ...