Little Green: A Memoir of Growing Up During the Chinese Cultural Revolution

Little Green was born at the start of the Cultural Revolution in China and describes it with child-like precision. Written entirely in poetry, its bite-sized pieces are easy to swallow, if not digest. I couldn't put it down, even as I wondered how the author could possibly remember the events described in such detail. Written like a novel.

In Little Green, it is wonderful how the author captures her childhood, the feeling of childhood in general, her family and surroundings and experiences, and finally her young perception of the Cultural Revolution in beautiful and poetic, yet simple language. I knew about the Red Guards and so on, but I had never before read anything about how children were indoctrinated during that time. Little Green is an endearing childhood memoir.

It is a easy reading book and I would recommend to parents who have kids want to know the childhood of a parent.My kid started to ask what looked like when I was a kid. Beyond my childhood stories, I bought this book for him to read. He really enjoyed it.

This is a really wonderful account of what happened during the Cultural Revolution by a very skilled highly-qualified Chinese native. You won't be disappointed- I promise.

Growing up during the Cultural Revolution is a good companion piece to Gao Xingjina's One Man's Bible.

Interesting depicture of family life during Cultural Revolution. Lacking literary style; I felt like reading a primary school notebook. But it allows to know how revolution affected people.

Wonderful insight from a child's perspective of such a turbulent time in China's history. Interesting and informative.Recommended highly for summer reading.

This memoir, written the form of short, evocative narrative poems, gives a sensitive view of a tumultuous period of history seen through the eyes of a young child, as remembered by an adult. Scenes of sadness, suffering, and humor all contribute to this literary mosaic.

Good book.

I can't think of anyone this book could disappoint.

Not described accurately childrens book no good