Finding Iris Chang
Friendship, Ambition, and the Loss of an Extraordinary Mind

Kamen comes at this story from the standpoint of a jealous casual friend, which is an extremely strange place from which to narrate a biography. Chang wasn't perfect and it's alright for a biographer to illuminate those facets of their subject, but this reader could never get past the fact that Kame......more

Hard one to review. There was merit to this book in some respects, and in other ways, there wasn't. Poor Iris Chang. That exceptionally talented woman lost her life far too soon, and now she's the subject of at least two books that dig into her personal business and expose it to the world. In that re......more

This book was disappointing. I only give it two stars because I think Iris was extraordinary, and I’m thrilled to learn anything more I can about such a brilliant, righteous person. I’d recommend readers check out Ying Ying Chang’s memoir of her daughter, Iris instead. It’s pretty clear to me that Pa......more

After binging on The Rape of Nanking recently, I was fascinated by the life (and death) of Iris Chang. This book gives seems to give a really good summary of both, in terms of her life achievements, the problems she faced and the things she had to struggle with. At the same time the book gives some......more

I first heard of Iris Chang, author of The Rape of Nanking, several years ago while looking up information on Nanking, and coming across an article about her suicide. I remember thinking how sad it was that such a young, brilliant life was lost and I have wanted to learn more about her which is what......more