![]() ![]() As a liberal person, I never quite understood what was so bad about communist China. My preconceived notions of communism were frankly tromped upon by this memoir. From her mother who was part of the communist revolution to herself who ended up an ex-patriot in Britain. Starting with her grandmother who had bound feet and was essentially sold by her family as a concubine, Change moves up through the drastic changes in China. Chang was extremely careful to verify the facts of the historical events surrounding her family’s various issues. ![]() It has been a very long time since I’ve learned so much from a memoir. My history BA taught me to favor first-person accounts over academic ramblings, so a memoir of communist China from a woman’s perspective was frankly ideal. So when Meghan blogged about this memoir, I was immediately intrigued. Mixing extensive historical facts with intensely personal remembrances, Jung Chang presents a vivid portrait of real life in China.Īs an American, I was raised being told communism is bad, but not particularly taught much about it. In this memoir, Jung Chang recounts the lives of herself, her mother, and her grandmother growing up in pre-communist, revolutionary, and communist China. ![]()
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