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Rickshaw Boy (1936)

by Lao She(Favorite Author)

4.03 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0061436925 (ISBN13: 9780061436925)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Harper Perennial

review 1: I love Lao She's writing even though it's true I didn't really like this story of him. I find it impressive because I wasn't really interested in the story, I wasn't in a hurry to know what would happen of the characters and yet I could put the book away. Lao She's writing gives you the need to read until the last word, his writing can seem dull sometimes but it's this calm I, in a way or another, find soothing - even if the subject isn't an easy one.I felt strange after my reading of this book, satisfied to have finished it and yet, I felt like something was missing. This is the flaw of what I'd call "calm writing" they catch your attention but not fully. I'd recommend this book but I'm not sure to whom.
review 2: This book was depressing and seemed almost poi... morentless. I liked reading a book from another culture, but I wasn't really impressed with the story. I would like to know the reasoning behind its being on the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die list. Maybe because it is so depressing? Who knows. Anyway, the story is about a rickshaw puller living in Peking who can never advance in the world. Each time he makes a little headway in life, he gets knocked down lower and lower. It reminded me a little of Requiem for a Dream (didn't read, just watched the movie). I wouldn't really recommend. less

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