Chou narrated the lives and struggles of Joan Hinton and Sid Engst the way the two probably would have wanted it - with thorough criticism and self-crChou narrated the lives and struggles of Joan Hinton and Sid Engst the way the two probably would have wanted it - with thorough criticism and self-criticism. They were painted not simply against the backdrop of a newly socialist China at first and how the country struggled to keep its proletarian ideology later, but as two characters who reacted to and acted in the political situation they were facing. Personal stories interspersed with historical lessons which did well in guiding the reader through the political situation at the time. I especially liked the fact that I got to learn a lot about China - before and after the revolution, and before and after the capitalist roaders won....more
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