Although it isn't a book i would normally gravitate to, The Good Earth was an interesting read. The China of old alot similar to the India of old; women subjected to slavery, wives treated as just son-bearing machines, daughters being called fools and slaves from the day of birth!
The feminist in me wanted to kill the men, but I thought the better of it.
What I found really strange is the fact that the synopsis of the book talks about the life of the female protagonist, Olan, her sacrifices, her condition etc, the book deals alot more with the male protogonist, Wang! It describes his journey from a poor farmer to a rich land owner and how money corrupted his mind and beliefs but how through it all, the famines, the droughts and the slavery, he held on to his land for that was his life.
At the end, the book really proves that in those days and even today, money can buy you everything but not peace. The simpler the richer you are!
The feminist in me wanted to kill the men, but I thought the better of it.
What I found really strange is the fact that the synopsis of the book talks about the life of the female protagonist, Olan, her sacrifices, her condition etc, the book deals alot more with the male protogonist, Wang! It describes his journey from a poor farmer to a rich land owner and how money corrupted his mind and beliefs but how through it all, the famines, the droughts and the slavery, he held on to his land for that was his life.
At the end, the book really proves that in those days and even today, money can buy you everything but not peace. The simpler the richer you are!
