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 A students account of the events leading up to June 1989 December 28, 1998
8 out of 34 found this review helpful
I found this book very informative about the events leading up to the Tiananmen Square occupation by the students and workers in June of 1989. Since traveling for one month in China this past year, I have been reading alot of personal accounts on China by people who have escaped or left the country. This was a nice change; a book speaking of the efforts by the citizens to change the way things are there and by peaceful means. This book really makes one appreciate the freedoms and democracy that we take for granted in this country.
Moving story of Chinese family life and the student movement April 27, 1998
1 out of 16 found this review helpful
There are two wonderful things about this book: first, Shen Tong's charming account of life growing up in Beijing in an exceptional Chinese family; and then the deeply moving story of the growth of the student movement and its tragic surpression. The courage of the students, and later people from all walks of life, in their struggle for a more open society is very impressive. This book should not be out of print.
well written story of modern chinese revolution March 31, 1998
1 out of 15 found this review helpful
Very easy to read account of growing up in China in the late 20th Century, and the background of student revolutionaries of Tienamen Square. The author does not exhibit his part in a boastful way, but we get to experience the Student Movements from the epicenter. He makes these historic times seem everyday......but it is an interesting and insightful read.
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