Name: Red Azalea
Rating: 4 (4 reviews)

Anchee Min

A woman who grew up in China during its Cultural Revolution describes the grueling physical labor she endured on Red Fire Farm, her forced segregation from men, her sexual relationship with her platoon leader, and her introduction to acting.

Red Azalea

Sarah Sammis

A rather quick read for such a heavy subject. Min writes with an odd matter-of-factness so that all the details of her life both good and bad are given equal weight as she reports them. It is difficult sometimes to judge how things affected her. I come away feeling I have learned more about the Cultural Revolution but Min still remains a mystery.

Red Azalea

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