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Summary: This book was as interesting as my sister!
Review: This book was strange it had no plot. This book just went on and on. none of the stories connected with each other, that is what made the book strange. Maxine Hong Kingston jumps from past to present, she leaves the reader wondering what will she do next. That is one of the strong points of the book. From the point of view, of the other readers you either liked this book or hated it. The stories in the book was awesom, I really liked the way she told them, and the way she connected them to the text, and the narrators life. There were many quotes that I liked but this was my favorite ".. We are going to carve revenge on your back, we'll write out oaths and names wherever you go, whatever happenes to you people will konw your sacrafice." This is talking about the Woman Warrior, I admired her courage in how she stood for what she believed in. She was my favorite character. The stories in the book were the only thing that kept me interested. As I said this book was about as interesting as my sister.
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Summary: Don't waste your time with the book, watch Mulan.
Review: I'm not going to recommend this book to anyone, at least not any of my friends. If you are interested in reading about the Chinese culture go ahead and read it. But if I were you I would just watch the Disney movie Mulan. The following quote from the book is mainly what it is all about, the Chinese woman. "Families are glad to be rid of daughters. Girls are like maggots in rice. It's more profitable to raise geese than daughters." All throughout the book the Chinese women struggle and it is made clear that women aren't valued in their culture. You will all have a better time watching the movie Mulan and you will get the same thing out of the movie that you do from the book, women have to work a lot harder than men do to be respected in their culture. The best part in the book is the second story, White Tiger. It has most of the action in the book and it is just like the movie Mulan. So you should just watch the movie.
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Summary: The Woman Warrior, over all a good story
Review: The Woman Warrior, was set up as a series of stories working from the past to the present telling the story of one girls family, and the histroy of their country. All the stories have the common theme of a weak girl. These stories of weak women were not uncommon to the Chinese talk-stories because of the fact, as the book says, "Women were sucessful if they grew up to be but wives or slaves." Throughout each section of the book there were interesting stories that would progress to the point where, the woman would find who they were and triamph over what was holding them back. The theme of the strong woman was present in each section, although it was sometimes hard to find. The idea which the book was base around is explained in a section when the mother was telling her daughter she would have to grow up to be a wife, to please her husband, and the girl thinks back to what her mother had taught her before and says, "She taught me the story of the warrior woman Fa Mu Lan, I would have to grow up to be a warrior woman. Over all this book was an interesting and entertaining look into the Chinses culture and history. Although some parts are a little jumpy and can loose you at times, it is worth the time it takes to understand.
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Summary: It was alright, but pretty confusing
Review: I thought that The Woman Warrior was an okay book. I learned a lot about the Chinese culture. At first I was pretty interested but it took a little getting use to because it was told in a strange way. I thought it was kind of jumpy and hard to follow. Towards the end of the book it seemed to drag on, and it was tough to stay focused. There was a lot of stuff that I didn't know about the Chinese culture. I learned a lot about the beliefs and the way of life. I think the author did a great job expressing both of these aspects. I don't think I would read this book again, because it wasn't too interesting to me. But, anyone wanting to learn more about the Chinese way of life, this is a great source.
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Summary: definately....intersting
Review: I'm an 11th grader from City High School, in Iowa City, Iowa. I was assigned to read this book, by my US Lit teacher, for our minority lit unit. When I started reading this book, I didn't think I'd like it that much. The book starts right away with the talk stories, and constantly jumps from story to story. Although these stories are intersting, and give you a lot of background on the actient Chinese traditions, and ways of life, the way the stories are told, and the gruesomenss of the some of the stories, makes the book very hard to follow at times. Despite that, it is very interesting to read about the difference between the American and Chinese cultures,and the ways that they clash. Once you get through all of the talk stories, to the stories that actually have a plot, you see how the talk stories tie into their everyday life, even when they are trying to fit into our lifestyle, and the book becomes much more interesting, not to mention easier to read. This book is full of culture, and is a wonderful way to learn about how different ehtnic groups interact together. It's definately worth reading.
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Summary: The Woman Warrior?...It was okay.
Review: I thought that The Woman Warrior was a pretty good book, considering that I had to read it. I am glad that I did though. It gave me the chance to understand and experience a different sort of writing style. It was hard for me to get into the book at first. I didn't really know what to expect, and was surprised when I learned that there would be a lot of switching back and forth from the "talk stories" to the family's real life. Once I understood that aspect, I had to move on to the characters and what each of their roles was. I thought that the author did a good job of creating the characters, although it was difficult not knowing many names. You really got a chance to get into each of their minds and sort of understand what they are thinking and feeling. I thought that a good example of this was when Brave Orchid's sister came to the United States, and lived with her sister and children. When she is constantly over the children's shoulders wondering what they are doing, you understand how the child feels, you almost hear their thoughts, and I'm sure that all of us can relate to an annoying relative! One of my complaints about this book was that it jumped around too much for me. As I said before, you must get to used to the fact that there are many stories being told, but it is hard at times to know what is a story and what is the character's real life. I would compare The Woman Warrior to The Joy Luck Club because they are both Chinese-American writers, and I thought that there were similarities in the writing of both books. I would like to read The Woman Warrior a second time to get a better understanding of all of the events. I am sure that I missed something the first time reading it, and it might do me good to read it again sometime. But for now, I am just glad to have it all over and done with!! :)~Clare
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Summary: thought provoking book about the womes search for identity
Review: I don't think i'd read it again, because of the way the story is told - through the telling of stories, with no actual plot. However, it was worthy of my time. It was interesting to hear of how women and children grew up with these strict rules, and also how they were punished for not following the rules. It was definately interesting.
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Summary: difficult to sit through
Review: The Woman Warrior had a captivating beginning, but it was very difficult to finish. The writing style was clear and simple, but little action took place throughout the length of the novel. I finished it not really understanding the ending because very little happened. Some sections were interesting, however, but as a whole, the novel was not very engaging.
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Summary: good but confusing a maxine kingston
Review: well i thought that the book was not very well written. my momasked me to read it and i said yeah ok well i thought that it wasporley written especilly when she gets raped i thought that that was a big lie no one gets raped no a days. i fell bad but over all i thought that it was a waste of my time and i suggest tale of two cities it is a great book and well written. and i love moby dick it is a great book way better written then this stupid book ok well i am the voice of the future and telling you to not read this over priced sell down book thanks
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Summary: educational BUT confusing at times
Review: I'm a ninth grader in California which is where this book takes place. To me, this book was an educational book but it wasn't interesting enough to continue on. I'm reading this book with a group our teacher made up called "Literature Circles." Here are their thoughts: I am also a ninth grader and i think that this book is alright. I also think that the author stereotypes about asians. She made the book seem like all asians are prejudice. Some parts of the book are very confusing and she does change the subject a lot.
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