Title: Revolution is Not a Dinner Party
Author: Ying Chang Compestine
Publisher: Henery Holt and Company LLC
Date: 2007
Age Range: 6th grade and up
Summary: Starting in 1972 when she is nine years old, Ling, the daughter of two doctors, struggles to make sense of the communists' Cultural Revolution, which empties stores of food, home of appliances deemed "bourgeois", and people of laughter.
Strengths:
Compestine is very good at writing from a 9 year old's perspective, the dialog and thoughts of Ling sound very believable. The story is interesting and because the author herself lived through this period of time she adds a touch of her own experiences.
Concerns:
It's a little confusing in parts and I feel like I either missed things/or there were things missing. The ending is disappointing because it just leaves off on a happy-ish note but nothing else is said.
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