𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀: 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗙𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 -

Here are the best nonfiction books I read through 2024. Full reviews at waywordsstudio. com and on this channel.

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𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗬𝘂 𝗛𝘂𝗮 -

Yu's personal experiences growing up in Maoist and post-Mao China are genuine and revealing, his division of Chinese life into broad concepts helpful, and still the subject is too large to embrace!

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀” 𝗯𝘆 𝗬𝘂 𝗛𝘂𝗮 -

Hua's history/memoir/cultural critique of Mao and post-Mao China is a fascinating if narrow examination of attitudes and behaviors, micro- and macro- anecdotes.

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗬𝘂 𝗛𝘂𝗮 -

I've been looking for an approachable look at Chinese culture (vs its history, politics, and religions), and this came recommended, an approach to culture through language.

#yuhua #chinaintenwords

𝗧𝗕𝗥 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗲: 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 -

The next pile of books to immerse myself in!

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