Book :: The Good Earth
| By: | Pearl S. Buck |
| Pages: | 385 |
| Published: | Mar 2nd, 1931 |
| Genre(s): | Historical Fiction |
| China | |
| Adult Fiction | |
| Award(s): | Pulitzer Prize (1932) |
| Rating: | (7) |
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Pearl S. Buck’s timeless masterpiece, the Pulitzer Prize–winning story of a farmer’s journey through China in the 1920s The Good Earth is Buck’s classic story of Wang Lung, a Chinese peasant farmer, and his wife, O-lan, a former slave. With luck and hard work, the couple’s fortunes improve over the years: They are blessed with sons, and save steadily until one day they can afford to buy...
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red13x
After reading the blurb on the back of the book I wasn't sure if this was for me. Having now completed the book I'm glad I've read it. This is a good book, following the lives of a family that I could not even imagine living.
Feb 21st, 2014
astrickland
I remember reading this book in 10th grade English, and I remember loving it. I'm a sucker for reading about characters as they forage or buy things and scrape together something with what they have. My favorite chapter in Harry Potter is Diagon Alley, and I remember the same kind of enjoyment from Wang Lung buying red paper and rice and nice things when his luck turned around. I really enjoyed this book.
Jan 13th, 2014
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