POLS 365- 10/05-2

I just finished reading "Wild Swans", this evening. The book seemed to take a long time to read, but in the end, I rather enjoyed the book. I'm not sure if enjoyed is even the right terminology to use, rather I appreciated the book. I am still curious as to whether of not Jung Chang found love in her life. Throughout the entire book, the author rarely mentioned herself with men. I was touched by her story. Her mother seems to be the heroine of the novel. She is always there and always doing anything it takes to keep her family together and safe. I still find it unbelievable that China went through such a horrible time when it seems as if that say and age would have been much better compared to what other parts of the world were doing at the same time. I'm still in shock over the torture that occured. It's just terrifying. The novel did a great job portraying not just one generation in China, but 3. Was all of China like this?