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| Original Title: | Under the Hawthorn Tree ISBN13 9780887842917 |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.houseofanansi.com/Under-the-Hawthorn-Tree-P583.aspx |
Ai Mi
Paperback | Pages: 368 pages Rating: 3.58 | 1632 Users | 211 Reviews
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Yichang municipality, Hubei province, China, early 1970s. High-school student Jingqiu is one of many educated urban youth sent to the countryside to be "re-educated" under a dictate from Chairman Mao. Jing's father is a political prisoner somewhere in China, and her mother, a former teacher branded as a "capitalist," is now reduced to menial work to support Jing and her two younger siblings. When Jing arrives with a group at Xiping village in the Yangtze River's Three Gorges region, she meets geology student Jianxin, nicknamed "Old Three," who is the son of a high-ranking military officer, but whose mother committed suicide after being branded a "rightist." Despite their disparate social backgrounds and a political atmosphere that forbids the relationship, Jingqiu and Jianxin fall desperately in love. But their budding romance is cut short by fate... A sensitive and searing love story, Under the Hawthorn Tree is sure to become an instant classic.
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| Title | : | Under the Hawthorn Tree |
| Author | : | Ai Mi |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 368 pages |
| Published | : | February 14th 2012 by House of Anansi Press (first published August 2007) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Romance. Cultural. China |
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Ratings: 3.58 From 1632 Users | 211 ReviewsColumn Regarding Books Under the Hawthorn Tree
Under The Hawthorne Tree by Ali Mi is a fairly average book in my opinion. It focuses on the disparity between social classes, and how rumors and gossip are taken to an extreme consideration during this point in time. I cannnot say this book was the best, but it was good. Main point i liked was the outdated description of romance that was balancing the book, coupled with the abstract thinking our protagonist had for every situation, which confused me even more, but pushed me to think deeper andI love this quote from the translator which I feel truly describes the essence of this powerful book, "What is at stake in Under The Hawthorn Tree is innocence, both of the individual and of society at large, in the face of the corrupting influence of extreme politics." This is Jingqiu, a 17 year old girl's personal story of the way those national political struggles during the Cultural Revolution affected her relationships with people. Her "sexual naivety shows the startling intimate reach of
This novel was frustrating. Although it offered some cultural and historical insight regarding China's Cultural Revolution, the story was so linear from cover to cover with each chapter being "ground hog day". The 2 main characters were portrayed as strong, capable and intelligent yet their relationship was immature and naive...resulting in a sappy romance. The ending was entirely predictable and the writing flip-flopped between first and third person. Not sure if the latter was a translation
Ok I am really happy I read the reviews because I think everyone who mid rated this book had the same issues and loves that I did with this book.Starting with what I loved. The setting was amazing!! This book has peaked my interest in Chinese history in a way that no textbook ever could. Hearing of the oppression and unfairness that occurs in a post capitalist/ communist society was very interesting and something I was really trying to help explain the actions of the characters. And now we have
It reads like a romance novel without super explicit stuff. The plot is reminiscent of soap dramas where someone withholds information and all manner of misunderstandings abound, innocent virgins unintentionally turning on men because they are innocently (and of course charmingly) blind to their own allure. I would have loved this book as a teenager - I remember idolising angsty male heroes - but I don't think it is my taste anymore. I am not writing this off as a bad book, but the reader would
The first half of the book broke my heart, made me smile, charmed me and, at one point, gave me an anxiety attack. The second half (chapter twenty-three) gave me post-traumatic flashbacks, so i skipped a lot of pages. I flipped back and forth so I could piece together what happened. The way a major plot point happened was underwhelming. I wanted drrraaaama, aaaction, and to completely bawl. Multiple vowels added for emphasis. Instead, I sighed in disappointment and actually at one point, rolled
Under the Hawthorn Tree, by Ai Mi, started off with promise. A young Chinese girl named Jingqui, naive but smart, is sent off into the villages to document life in order to write more accurate history textbooks. Set in China in the 1970's the book is heavily rooted in the cultural revolution. Interest is peaked. A tale is told of a hawthorn tree with flowers dyed red from the blood of soldiers. The backdrop is set with an old folktale of a maiden torn between two loves. I wasn't 100% which way
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