Please Don't Call Me Human3 reviews Wang Shuo Cheng & Tsui, 2003 The Olympics of Humiliation + Kafka-esque. But I mean that in a good way Don't Call Me Human is a shockingly fun read filled with off-color humor and disgusting detail. The plot revolves around a shady Beijing organization called MobCom, which is desperate to vindicate China's humiliating loss at the hands of an oafish American wrestler. MobCom's search for a modern-day ...             Bound Feet & Western Dress: A Memoir33 reviews Pang-Mei Chang Anchor, 1997 Top-Hats, Half-Moons, and the Painful Glint of Changes + Bound Feet&Western Dress: A Memoir + Complex, interesting true story, full of information about Chinese culture and mores + An Intriguing Read             Wild Swans : Three Daughters of China352 reviews Jung Chang Touchstone, 2003 This book will last for many generations to come + Excellent presentation + A must read non-fiction account of Cultural Revolution + memoire extraordinaire             Whispers and Moans: Interviews with the men and women of Hong Kong's sex industry2 reviews Yeeshan Yang Blacksmith Books, 2006 Honest portrayal + An Interesting Study of Prostitution in Hong Kong This book is a very honest portrayal of the lives of people involved in the sex trade in Hong Kong, primarily in the low-rent districts of Mong Kok and Sham Shui Po, based on extensive interviews. The author went to great lengths to befriend sex workers but she remains unsentimental and doesn't shy ...             Wild Ginger: A Novel22 reviews Anchee Min Mariner Books, 2002 A Masterpiece + pretty intense + Insightful look at a crazy time An intense and intimate look into the life of a woman who grew up in a troubled time. A terrifying mix of The Good Earth and 1984. A poor book says little with many words. A great book says much with few words. Wild Ginger is a great book. There is no attempt to dazzle the reader with flowery ...             La la la. Mianmian Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2000             Raise the Red Lantern: Three Novellas4 reviews Su Tong Harper Perennial, 2004 Intriguing and suspenseful + :) + Fascinating experience for those willing to take it I thoroughly enjoyed "Raise the Red Lantern", more so than the other two novellas. As an occidental 30-something I realize I am not qualified to judge the accuracy of the story, but I found it highly entertaining. I also liked the film version. The novella differs in creating a degree of emotion, ...             Opening Up: Youth Sex Culture and Market Reform in Shanghai15 reviews James Farrer University Of Chicago Press, 2002 Sex in Shanghai, scholastically deconstructed + Well-researched and engaging + Well-researched and engaging + a thoughtful story             Life and Death in Shanghai122 reviews Nien Cheng Penguin, 1988 Outstanding + One tough cookie! + Focused Look at Detainment in Cultural Revolution + Essential reading . . .along with others + A window into the horrors of Red China             Lili: A Novel of Tiananmen44 reviews Annie Wang Pantheon, 2001 A Good Read + Interesting look at "hooliganism" + Poetic and Beautiful This book is truely a page-turner. The title character Lili is a woman who overcomes her self-loathing because she finds SOMETHING GREATER THAN HERSELF through true love and a massive political movement. If you are interested in the Far East, and historical novels, this is a book that I recommend.             Shanghai Baby: A Novel90 reviews Wei Hui Washington Square Press, 2002 Don't let the seemingly superficial content fool you On its surface this book might seem like a shallow grab at appealing to some readers' vein or erotic side, but it is so much more than that, if you really read it. I am a well educated and well-traveled person and this book has been one of my favorites for years because Wei Hui's use of language is ...             Beijing Doll: 720 reviews Chun Sue Riverhead Trade, 2004 Silly but readable ramblings of a disquiet teen I feel sorry for teenagers in this world of blogging, myspace and the kiss-and-tell memoir: at least my embarassing diary rants were not in the public domain. I especially feel sorry for Chun Shu, the vulnerable but wannabe-tough author of "Beijing Doll". Book deals unhealthily encourage the ...             Raise the Red Lantern: Three Novellas4 reviews Su Tong Harper Perennial, 2004 Intriguing and suspenseful + :) + Fascinating experience for those willing to take it I thoroughly enjoyed "Raise the Red Lantern", more so than the other two novellas. As an occidental 30-something I realize I am not qualified to judge the accuracy of the story, but I found it highly entertaining. I also liked the film version. The novella differs in creating a degree of emotion, ...             Lili: A Novel of Tiananmen44 reviews Annie Wang Pantheon, 2001 A Good Read + Interesting look at "hooliganism" + Poetic and Beautiful This book is truely a page-turner. The title character Lili is a woman who overcomes her self-loathing because she finds SOMETHING GREATER THAN HERSELF through true love and a massive political movement. If you are interested in the Far East, and historical novels, this is a book that I recommend.             Shanghai Baby: A Novel90 reviews Wei Hui Washington Square Press, 2002 Don't let the seemingly superficial content fool you On its surface this book might seem like a shallow grab at appealing to some readers' vein or erotic side, but it is so much more than that, if you really read it. I am a well educated and well-traveled person and this book has been one of my favorites for years because Wei Hui's use of language is ...             Beijing Doll: 720 reviews Chun Sue Riverhead Trade, 2004 Silly but readable ramblings of a disquiet teen I feel sorry for teenagers in this world of blogging, myspace and the kiss-and-tell memoir: at least my embarassing diary rants were not in the public domain. I especially feel sorry for Chun Shu, the vulnerable but wannabe-tough author of "Beijing Doll". Book deals unhealthily encourage the ...             Whispers and Moans: Interviews with the men and women of Hong Kong's sex industry2 reviews Yeeshan Yang Blacksmith Books, 2006 Honest portrayal + An Interesting Study of Prostitution in Hong Kong This book is a very honest portrayal of the lives of people involved in the sex trade in Hong Kong, primarily in the low-rent districts of Mong Kok and Sham Shui Po, based on extensive interviews. The author went to great lengths to befriend sex workers but she remains unsentimental and doesn't shy ...             Opening Up: Youth Sex Culture and Market Reform in Shanghai15 reviews James Farrer University Of Chicago Press, 2002 Sex in Shanghai, scholastically deconstructed + Well-researched and engaging + Well-researched and engaging + a thoughtful story             Wild Ginger: A Novel22 reviews Anchee Min Mariner Books, 2002 A Masterpiece + pretty intense + Insightful look at a crazy time An intense and intimate look into the life of a woman who grew up in a troubled time. A terrifying mix of The Good Earth and 1984. A poor book says little with many words. A great book says much with few words. Wild Ginger is a great book. There is no attempt to dazzle the reader with flowery ...             Please Don't Call Me Human3 reviews Wang Shuo Cheng & Tsui, 2003 The Olympics of Humiliation + Kafka-esque. But I mean that in a good way Don't Call Me Human is a shockingly fun read filled with off-color humor and disgusting detail. The plot revolves around a shady Beijing organization called MobCom, which is desperate to vindicate China's humiliating loss at the hands of an oafish American wrestler. MobCom's search for a modern-day ...