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I read this book for a Feminist Criticism course and thoroughly enjoyed it. Kingston successfully weaves together a patchwork of Chinese myth, personal anecdotes, and the all-too-real experience of children of immigrants to find their place in life. Kingston's skill of storytelling truly brings you into the story.
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I came across this book several years ago and immediately fell under its spell. I liked it so much that I had to re-read it again and again in order to decipher the new layers the book revealed with each occasion. I like the book so much, that I've decided to write a paper on it but unfortunately there are only a few, who offer quality interpretation on this magnificient book that could help me. Thus, if anyone, who has some...
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Maxine Hong Kingston, in this book and its companion, China Men, gives us one of the very best depictions of what it means to be a second generation inhabitant of this land when your parents have come from a totally alien culture. And is any culture more alien to us than that of China before the revolution? Woman Warrior works on a lot of levels. First, it is beautifully written wit evocative language and dreamlike scenes...
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When I read The Woman Warrior, I was amazed by the quality of the detail with which Maxine Hong Kingston describes life in San Francisco's China Town during the 1940's. As she tells the story of her life, she simultaneously integrates old myths into her story. The story is truly moving. It is very easy to read, and gives the reader a flavor of Chinese culture. Definately one of the better books that I read last year.
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A few weeks ago, we published a post about how a reader's fave genre might match up with their personalities and it got some attention! Several of you mentioned that you'd like to see some other genres included. So here you go!