Snow Falling in Spring: Coming of Age in China During the Cultural Revolution

A really good story about a girl growing up in Communist China. Story line was slow in place but overall not bad.

A beautifully written account the the events experienced by a young girl during China's cultural revolution, a sad and dangerous time in the country's development. I thought this book would be a good one for a social studies class on China, perhaps to follow The Good Earth Makes the reader appreciate books, knowledge, truth and freedom wherever they may be found.

This was a really good book, and very interesting if you're interested in books about China under the Communist Party.

This book is great. I love to read history related books. I would like to read it again and again.

There is nothing wrong with this book, but I'm only giving it 3 stars because I have read other memoirs about the cultural revolution that offered a clearer look. Wild Swans is one of those books. Snow Falling in Spring is a good book for someone who doesn't have time to spend on another book like Wild Swans (500+ pages). It also isn't as explicit about the hardships and pain that people endured.

It really just started with something to catch the reader's attention and keeps them wondering what's gonna happen next until the happiest ending ever

As someone who didn’t know a lot about the Cultural Revolution beforehand I found this to be a great introduction to it. Snow Falling in Spring is a straightforward, deftly written text with a lot of heart and personal, engaging detail. Her family, friends and neighbors were all affected. I enjoyed the intimate details about daily life growing up in China in the 40s and 50s and the glimpses of cultural and political chaos of those years seen from the inside. When the author’s father braves the risk of punishment in order to send his children a reading list from the labor camp, and tells them who among their family and neighbors she can go to to borrow copies of Shakespeare and Twain, she begins a secret reading club that slowly transforms the depressing tumult of her circumstances into a life with purpose. So inspiring to read of a common love of learning and striving for normalcy from a country I really didn’t know much about. It put a personal face on things for me.

Great book! I got the book fully intact and in great condition! Can't wait to read it again!