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Soul Mountain
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I feel decidedly guilty and 'unliterary' giving a negative review of this book, but it just was not for me. It's a meditation on identity, and his writing is certainly innovative and probably the best way to explore the subject, but it made the book a long slog for me. The fact that someone talks about a woman being raped nearly every chapter (of which there are 80) was also something that made this read a difficult one for me. Glad I read it, glad it's over.
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October 25, 2007
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Started Reading
March 21, 2008
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Finished Reading
December 5, 2011
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Aug 19, 2008 12:26AM
Sara, I'm not far in to the book and the violent fate of women in the stories being told is obvious and depressing. It's hard to reconcile against the narrator's description of the environment that is affecting him so strongly. Or is he making some point about women, nature and Chinese culture all being despoiled and Chinese Government = bandits?
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I think I am going to remove this from my list based on your review. Thank you. So many other books to read!
