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Three Sisters (2003)

by Bi Feiyu(Favorite Author)

2.83 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0151013640 (ISBN13: 9780151013647)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

review 1: This well written (in my opinion) book tell the tale of three of seven sisters (first, third and seventh) in the 70s and 80s in rural China. The book has a mere three chapters and each one (about 100 pages a piece) deals with one of the sisters. Their heartbreaking stories are told in an innocent and raw manner and the author should be commended therefore. However, I found the book does not hang well together and was rather disappointed at the end. I found the book was rather a portrait of time period in the girls lives rather than an epic tale. I am unable to comment on the historical and cultural accuracy as I have little knowledge in this field.
review 2: Poignant, harrowing, bleak but gripping...I cannot recommend this book highly enough. Bi Feiyu's fiction... moreal sisters Yumi, Yuxiu, and Yuyang each successively try to improve their lots in life - and in some cases, simply survive - when given very limited options and forced to face systemic sexism, manipulation, and abuse. "Women hold up half the sky," indeed! The translation is beautifully done and Bi Feiyu tells these country and city stories with nuance, fine historical detail, and attention to settings (though Western readers may be a bit lost at times without some fairly extensive knowledge of Chinese modern history and culture). less

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