![]() In the first scene, Wang Lung is a very poor farmer on his wedding day, about to marry a slave girl from the great house of Hwang. I assumed it was the late 1800s, but the time period was hard to place. The Good Earth tells the saga of one man’s life in peasant China. However, I can’t now say that it is a favorite book of mine. ![]() I will probably revisit it sometime for a fresh perspective, because it is deeply interesting and the writing was so beautiful. And yet, since it was written by a woman who lived in China for much of her life, I figured she had a deeper point behind the misogyny. It was difficult to persevere to the end. The main character, Wang Lung, drove me crazy, and the blatant mistreatment of women by all the characters irked me throughout. And yet, probably a dozen times, I almost stopped listening to the audiobook. I loved Pearl Buck’s almost Biblical prose that just flowed like poetry. In my reading journal a few weeks ago, I mentioned that I may want to reread The Good Earth many times. ![]() ![]() I may receive compensation for any purchased items. Posts written from review copies are labeled. Note: I occasionally accept review copies from the publisher. ![]()
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