All in all, it was a good book about friendship, love, injustice and faith. Although, at times I felt it was somewhat dramatic. " It was a good read with some insight into Buck's life. This book moves quickly and is fun to discuss! " - Susie, " What a pleasure to read after loving The Good Earth. I am now reading The Good Earth by Pearl Buck, who is the Pearl talked about in the book Pearl of China. " A fictionalized biography of Pearl Buck. However, the last chapter and visitation of Pearl's grave brought me to tears thinking about how Pearl was Chinese but trapped in America, and thankfully so. The Cultural Revolution and significant events in Chinese history are mashed through without relevance to Pearl one must suspend reality to follow the fictional characters used to tell Pearl's story. " The first part of the book is lovely, but the historical fiction depiction of Pearl Buck gets lost about half way through. " I recommend this book to Dolly, I know she would love it! " - Meg, The perspective is of Pearl's childhood friend rather than Pearl herself, which distances the intended topic from the reader. Buck's writing, but I found the narration slow and tedious. " Gave me a better insight and understanding of Pearl S. " Interesting in the history of that period in China, but writing a bit plain and forced at times. Too bad we didn't get very much of it here. But I think I would have appreciated reading a bona fide Pearl Buck biography more, because she did lead a fascinating life. I'd read Anchee Min before (The Red Azalea) and enjoyed her memoir. "Pearl Buck through the eyes of the Chinese," according to the author. I enjoyed this story enough, but was quite disappointed that the book isn't really about Pearl Buck, but some fictional lives she touched in China. " I had just finished "the Good Earth" before reading this book, and had only recently discovered Pearl Buck and her remarkable writing. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.
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