Linjun Jin Jin itibaren 442 96 Nolby, Sweden itibaren 442 96 Nolby, Sweden

One of the best autobiography books I have ever read. It is about Ji-li Jiang's experience during the Cultural Revolution in China that started from the year of 1966. Before the Cultural Revolution, Ji-li's life was as perfect as it can be. Her classmates admired her and she is also a straight A student. Her family is very supportive of her in everything that she does. However, that all changed when Mao Ze-Dong launched the Cultural Revolution which twisted Ji-li's life around. Her and her family suffered during this time period because Ji Li finds out later that her grandfather was a landlord. This clearly labeled her family and herself on the black list. Her and her family had tried many ways to keep their status a low profile. However, her classmates knew about her status and kept on humiliating her and her family. And later on Ji-li has to decide whether to be part of Chaiman Mao's revolution or to stay behind with her bad status with her family. It is not a historical reading but more of a story of Ji-li's events during the Cultural Revolution. Throughout the novel I could always feel what she feels in every situation. Even though I have never experienced what she experienced but by reading it, you are able to understand what she could have felt during that time. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in someone who lived through the Cultural Revolution. For me, I kept on flipping the pages as it gets more and more interesting, wondering what is going to happen to her and her family next...

Birthday gift awaiting reading We just read one of his short stories " A Handful of dates" which I thoroughly enjoyed. Our discussion can be found here