China + birds

[FarrahWaters]

Originally Posted by JohnnyLingo

I just finished Wild Swans for a class today. Very interesting look into three generations of Chinese women. Sad how many Chinese viewed Communism and Mao as their savior from oppression, and how bad it turned out.

I read this a couple months ago. I was especially touched by portrait of the author's father. Some especially memorable scenes were where he is forced to burn his own books, where he decides to take a stand and write a letter directly to Mao (putting his life at risk), and when he waits outside the movie theater for days just to catch a glimpse of his wife as she is led to and from detention.