Books by Geling Yan
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review 1: Set in Nanking when Japan invaded China in 1937, the story follows the lives of a Catholic priest, his curate, young female boarders, prostitutes who climbed over a wall of the catholic compound seeking asylum and wounded Chinese soldiers. All the horrors of war are recounted in ...
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review 1: Though it's classified as historical-fiction, The Flowers of War still hits the heart pretty hard, especially since it's based on the historical tragedy of the Nanking Massacre. What's most compelling about The Flowers of War is the way it recounts the brutal and sickening monstr...
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review 1: ชอบพล็อตแบบเวอร์ชั่นหนังมากกว่านิดหน่อย อ่านแล้วก็สลดกับความเลวร้ายของสงคราม และจิตใจโหดเหี้ยมของคน ศักดิ์ศรีของความเป็นคนไม่ได้ขึ้นอยู่กับเพศ ชนชั้นฐานะ หรืออาชีพ หากแต่อยู่ที่ความคิดและการกระทำ น้ำใจของ 13 บุปผายิ่งใหญ่จริงๆ
review 2: This is one of those books that...
review 2: This is one of those books that...
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review 1: This is a book that rates higher than a three but not quite a four star in my book, though some of my opinion may be based in the fact that the style of it is not one I read much and the translation makes some of the writing appear a little awkward at times. It reminds me of the ...