unless you are in the mood to read about brutal killings and innocent men being skinned alive- in detail. I know there was some japanese-chinese war history mixed in there, but for the most part I was thinking how unlike its movie the book was turning out to be.
The movie that was made after this book was one I had to watch for an anthropology class some years ago- and this movie was about love and family tradition. I will say those things were included in the writing, but some of the war images may never leave my imagination after the book made me envision guts spilling out everywhere..
I am just trying to keep to my goal about writing and recording the books I'm reading that are making an impact. Usually I'm safe with my choices because I stick to the classics, NY Times bestsellers, and Oprah's recommendations- which turn into both of those things. I'm not very adventurous- or a very good reader of nonfiction.
There. I said it.
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