2018-11-04
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Continue to read book "Strange Stones: Dispatches from East and West " by Peter Hessler
Not like the previous works by Hessler, Strange Stones are made up by 18 short stories. While river town and oracle bones have memorable tones of consistency, strange stones stands out with its refinement by focusing on different subjects. The authors' mastery of storytelling and cultural insight made each of stories unique, interesting and sometimes thought-provoking. The moments of humor which were unexpected but so funny often led to my hysteric laugh. At most other occasions, the stories painted the culture or the person in a vivid, intimate but unflattering way i believe will give readers long lasting impressions and after thoughts. I guess all in all his book proves the skills of the author not only as a research journalist but also a leading nonfiction writer.
Peter Hessler is a wonderful writer, a good story teller and he knows China. Whether he talks about China or a small town in the Midwest, Peter always distills the essence of what he writes about with the intimacy of personal stories and well narrated, memorable, encounters. The people of China want what the American people want, a good education for their children, a decent place to live, work and a fair wage to make life easier. Mr Hessler takes us out into the country where factories are built almost over night. The factory workers are the youth of China - old is twenty-eight. The factory becomes their home - they live upstairs and work downstairs, for long hours with little free time. Mr Hessler writes about many different aspects of China today and of going home to the USA after twenty years of teaching, writing and traveling in China. He sees America afresh and it's fun to read his observations.


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