Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter
Book Review: A must read!
Summary: 5 Stars
having only finished the book about 15 minutes ago i felt i must go and tell others how good this book is, i really recommend it.As i read through the book i felt more and more admiration and respect for adeline, for her strong will to do well despite all her misfortune.
She was the fifth younger daughter who was blamed for the death of her mother and so always was the one in the family that everyone blamed. Throughout her childhood she did no wrong, trying to be loved,accepted and noticed throughout her younger years and even her adult years. Sadly she suffered terrible abuse from most members of the family especially her wicked evil stepmother je-anne (niang). She was extremely clever but never once encouraged to do well and never congratulated for doing well. The only thing which drove adeline on through many difficult courses to become a successful doctor was her amazing will to do well-not for herself but to make her parents proud of her. i found this book easily readable and told in a way which is not looking for pity. A MUST READ! full of emotion, at some bits unbeleivable at what a poor innocent little chinese girl was faced with.
Book Review: A must read...
Summary: 5 Stars
I read this book twice, and I really have to tell you that I cried every time I remember the part on which Adeline's pet (which was a duck) was made a victim by the family dog. Her story somewhat reminds me of my father's, who is also an orphan; his mother died when he was only two, and his father remarried shortly after that.Everyone should read this book. It tells us that even though at the first few years of life was a bumpy road, don't be despair because God is always there near you. Though the book has no exactly a happy ending, I think what that had happened to Adeline was enough to show us that she is happy and content with what she has now.
Because of this book, I ended up reading Adeline's other two books. A must read, I should say...
Book Review: A poignant memoir
Summary: 5 Stars
Falling Leaves is an extremely moving memoir. Dr.Mah endured a great deal of suffering, mentally and physically, throughout her life. I felt like I was witnessing every moment of her life with her vivid memories of the past. I had to put down the book many times to wipe away a sea of tears. I totally understand what Dr. Mah went through. Despite the pain she experienced, I hope Dr. Mah found some sort of closure writing Falling Leaves.Book Review: A readable book, but....
Summary: 4 Stars
it's no doubt that this is a readable book, the author has the right not to forgive her relatives. I just wonder why most of the books by chinese authors are about a terrible life in China. is it really that terrible to everyone's life back then? i am a chinese, a book by chinese author is easier for me to read and understand because of the way they write. however, i am tired of reading this kind of stories. can we have something happy or peaceful?Book Review: A simple, honest and compelling autobiography
Summary: 5 Stars
From the first page, I couldn't put this book down. The writing was unpretentious, open and honest. This is a dangerous honesty, revealing the self that many of us leave hidden under layers of social pretence and defence. Not only does this leave her as vulnerable to attack from those as cold and cutting as her step-mother, but also reveals herself as an unfashionable subject. Hardship tales are trendy when they come from abject poverty and violence, bringing out the voyarism in the reader. Here, there is wealth and low grade physical abuse. Voyeurs will be disappointed. But the roots of the story are about the human need for love and social acceptance, by which we become people in a real sense. Congratulations to an author who not only had the courage to become herself, but also wrote it down so compellingly for us to learn.