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Ha Jin - Waiting

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Lin Kong is a devoted doctor in love with a modern young woman--a nurse who is educated, clever, and vivid. The only complication is the wife to whom he was married when they were very young--a tiny woman, humble and touchingly loyal, whom he visits in order to ask, again and again, for divorce.

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Killing Time - And Love
Oct 19, 2006

Pros: Informative in regard to everyday people's lives in Mao's China. Interesting descriptions.

Cons: Uninspired narrative style, drags a bit, depressing.

Bottom Line: Unusual scenario, well-drawn characters, the novel takes the reader into the stifling atmosphere of Mao’s China. Style is rather bland and borders on the childlike. Depressing.

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Say you want a resolution...
Sep 25, 2002

Pros: Moving, universal tale portrayed with elegant simplicity

Cons: A bit slow at points. Too graphic to add to my classroom library shelf.

Bottom Line: A simple story about the emotionally subdued everyman, Waiting is worth a read.

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Love in a communist climate
Sep 26, 2007

Pros: Intriguing love story, realistic portrayal of China

Cons: Depressing at times

Bottom Line: A tragic love story set in China - well worth a read

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A Poignant Portrayal of a Life Lived Without Passion
Oct 31, 2000

Pros: In-depth character development. Clever use of irony.

Cons: --

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Worth the Wait -- Waiting
Jul 11, 2006

Pros: poetic, deceptively simple love story

Cons: often dense and a little slow in the beginning

Bottom Line: Though it starts off in somewhat slow and familiar literary territory, "Waiting" is a beautifully developed story that is well worth the read.

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A Window into China and an Allegory of the Heart
Jun 11, 2000

Pros: Spare, poetic prose; well-developed characters; strong setting

Cons: Slow-paced plot (which is well worth the wait)

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