The other weekend I was home and had nothing to read. This is so unusual. I work at a library-- how is it there is nothing in my bag? Well I had brought home a copy of the Good Earth for my son because he was reading one of Buck's children's titles and thought hey he might like this. Well, needless to say, once he saw how big it was that was out the door.
Anyway, I picked it up. I just have to say I loved it. It was a selection I had to read in high school and had at the time thought it was a decent book. It had stayed with me thru the years--at least the fact that I had read it. This time through though was different.
It is a novel set in China starting out with a son who lives with his father on land that they own. It would seem that was the most of their possessions. The son is finally ready to start a family, but with little money and possessions his father had to go to the great house in the city and purchase a slave for him to be his wife. She was kind and a hard worker. She produced three sons for him and 2 daughters. He was satisfied with her.
He loved his land and wanted to expand his possessions. After many trials and almost starvation he was eventually able to. As life goes, money sometimes creates new problems and the rest of the book describes how he was able to amass wealth but the problems that came with it.
It truly was an amazing book. I couldn't put it down.
Anyway, I picked it up. I just have to say I loved it. It was a selection I had to read in high school and had at the time thought it was a decent book. It had stayed with me thru the years--at least the fact that I had read it. This time through though was different.
It is a novel set in China starting out with a son who lives with his father on land that they own. It would seem that was the most of their possessions. The son is finally ready to start a family, but with little money and possessions his father had to go to the great house in the city and purchase a slave for him to be his wife. She was kind and a hard worker. She produced three sons for him and 2 daughters. He was satisfied with her.
He loved his land and wanted to expand his possessions. After many trials and almost starvation he was eventually able to. As life goes, money sometimes creates new problems and the rest of the book describes how he was able to amass wealth but the problems that came with it.
It truly was an amazing book. I couldn't put it down.
Your description make me want to re-read this book. I can't wait to read your next blog entry!
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