Chris

Really amazing writing. The story jumps around in time, which I usually find to be a style I don't like. But in this book, it is interesting and creates a feeling of putting together a puzzle which you finally solve at the end.

Way too much god. Usually I can overlook but it was a lot of “higher power will care of you” stuff. Any of the good bits were just made cringe by the religiosity.

Listened to this audiobook last month while working on big knitting project. Hope Davis is excellent and really brings the story to life. Loved it.

Wow. I finally finished it. This book was long, but very interesting. The history of China covered spans from the cultural revolution, through tiananmen square and up to the preparations for the beijing olympics. I learned so much and felt like I had finally had my eyes opened to the atrocities the chinese people have endured. I think the book could have been more heavily edited with respect to the details of the hunger strike. The book was dense, but I'm glad I finished it (even though our book club meeting had already happened). The final 100 pages were great and really made the whole experience worth while.

Listened to the audiobook on a long drive. Wil Wheaton is fantastic narrating this futuristic tribute to the 1980s.