Reading together. But not.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

The Good Earth

I keep meaning to post the questions from the discussion section at the back of my book.  Sorry that I haven't done that.  I do remember a couple of them:

Do you think the title, "The Good Earth" is correct and apt, or was it intended to be taken more sarcastically---the earth was treated as the most important and good thing in life by Wang Lung---was it? 

Some have said The Good Earth deals with a lot of universal issues, despite being specifically set in China during/after the last empire.  Do you agree? 

I know a few people set out reading this book, not sure who is done.  I really liked this book, but typically find stories set in China to be pretty fascinating anyway, so no surprise there.  What did you think?  Add any questions you think are interesting to think about, too!

AND ALSO any interest in reading something else "together"??  Any ideas?