The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck

Started: 6/8/06
Finished: 6/13/06
Pages: 357
Year: 1931
Genre: Literature
Grade: B+
Reason for reading: booksfree.com book
Blurb (from back cover): "Though more than sixty years have passed since this remarkable novel won the Pulitzer Prize, it has retained its popularity and become one of the great modern classics. "I can only write what I know, and I know nothing but China, having always lioved there," wrote Pearl Buck. In The Good Earth she presents a graphic view of a China when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings for the ordinary people. This moving, classic story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-lan is must reading for those who would fully appreciate the sweeping changes that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese people during this century.
"Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. Buck traces the whole cycle of life: its terrors, its passions, its ambitions and rewards. Her brilliant novel-beloved by millions of readers-is a universal talk of the destiny of man."
Opinion: Finally finished a book! The first page grabs you just because of the great writing. This is one of the award-winners that I can understand why they won the reward. A truly great book to read.