Book :: The Good Earth

The Good Earth
By: Pearl S. Buck
Pages: 385
Published: Mar 2nd, 1931
Genre(s): Historical Fiction
China
Adult Fiction
Award(s): Pulitzer Prize (1932)
Rating: (7)

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Pearl S. Buck’s timeless masterpiece, the Pulitzer Prize–winning story of a farmer’s journey through China in the 1920s The Good Earth is Buck’s classic story of Wang Lung, a Chinese peasant farmer, and his wife, O-lan, a former slave. With luck and hard work, the couple’s fortunes improve over the years: They are blessed with sons, and save steadily until one day they can afford to buy...

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forline forline

Read in 1977 and still one of my all-time favorites.

Jan 5th, 2018

justinwolfe82 justinwolfe82

Nov 16th, 2017

sanayhs sanayhs

Aug 25th, 2016

laros76 laros76

Jun 18th, 2015

red13x red13x

After reading the blurb on the back of the book I wasn't sure if this was for me. Having now completed the book I'm glad I've read it. This is a good book, following the lives of a family that I could not even imagine living.

Feb 21st, 2014

astrickland astrickland

I remember reading this book in 10th grade English, and I remember loving it. I'm a sucker for reading about characters as they forage or buy things and scrape together something with what they have. My favorite chapter in Harry Potter is Diagon Alley, and I remember the same kind of enjoyment from Wang Lung buying red paper and rice and nice things when his luck turned around. I really enjoyed this book.

Jan 13th, 2014

heathershep heathershep

I can respect the book, however I found it quite a bore to read.

Oct 18th, 2013

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