The Golden Mountain

I just finished listening to the audio version of this book. So first I will rate the audio: I wish women readers wouldn't deepen their voice to make every male character sound like Elmer Fudd. Each time a male spoke I thought he must be dumb, backwoods and galumphy. Writing: The book's honesty and......more

Well I didnt realize till after I read it that it is true! Life even a hundred years ago in China was extremely different and the way they think is astonishing! It follows a family tree from great grandmother to present day with the author and its a trip with all the shit each women went through. Ju......more

This book is like no other I have ever read! Irene Kai has skillfully written about generations of her own family, in overlapping chapters of her book. She starts with her Great Grandmother from 1877-1965, then tells the story of her grandmother from 1896 to 1974. She goes on to tell the life of her......more

Okay so this book was very interesting however toward the end it got kind of nasty. The stories of the authors ancestors were the best part of the book however once she started talking about her own life sex, drugs, incest and infidelity came up more often. So not for the feint of heart.......more