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kwtingley's review against another edition
5.0
Detailed and engaging views on China and the led experience of many people across the country. Highly informative and recommended.
jaypeabee's review against another edition
5.0
If you live in China or are interested in China this is a must-read. It's a fantastic, current portrait of the country that helped give me a lot of context for what I've experienced since coming here. If you want to understand China better, read this.
tsharris's review against another edition
5.0
well-written, deeply informed account of a rapidly changing China, full of great reportage and storytelling. Doesn't cover everything - I would have liked more on China's place in the world - but still a memorable account of China's social upheaval.
mattycakesbooks's review against another edition
4.0
I only give this four stars because I reserve that rating for books that totally floor me, and while this was incredibly written, and was an insanely good portrait of an impossibly complex country, it did not totally blow me away. So count my four as my own stinginess and not as a reflection of Osnos' skill as a writer and a journalist. This is 100% worth reading if you want to get a complex picture of a country that we in the west tend to think of only in terms of stereotypes. Also, read everything he writes in the New Yorker. He's incredible.
doubleeph's review against another edition
5.0
Fascinating look INSIDE China...the things you dont get to see from the outside by someone who lived there
benrogerswpg's review against another edition
4.0
This was another interesting book on China.
This book touched more on the economic factors, culture, and how those two intersect.
Found it pretty interesting.
Not a ton of new realizations to me, but still interesting.
3.9/5
This book touched more on the economic factors, culture, and how those two intersect.
Found it pretty interesting.
Not a ton of new realizations to me, but still interesting.
3.9/5