So, I finished the book I was reading a while ago. It wasn't anything like I originally thought it would be. I expected a travelogue, but this is more or a statement about communist China during that period of time. It is about the state the country was in, and the changes that were taking place. If the man intended for it to be about travel, he should have included more of his travels instead of repeatedly skipping parts and going back later, and also doing a little bit more description of the places he was seeing. Anyway…regardless of all of that, it was still a good book, and it gave me a more realistic view of a country I've been obsessed with for a long time. I'm still obsessed with it, but I can see what the Chinese went through, and why their country has become the way it is now.
Well, since I finished that book, I started a couple more. The first one is the Cambridge Illustrated History of China. I've only read a bit so far, but it looks like one of those history books that is actually readable….I think I'll enjoy it. The other (which is actually Steph's book) is The Tao of Pooh. So far, that book is great. I'm already about two thirds of the way through it, because when I had a chance to steal it from Steph, I couldn't put it down. The author is a brilliant writer…he presents Taoist beliefs in such a clear way…the way they should be presented, I think. Too often you get these books on Taoism that are just clouded, really. Too many comments that don't really represent the beliefs themselves, but rather the author's opinions. If you have the means to obtain this book, and have any interest whatsoever, I highly recommend it.
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