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River Town
- Two Years on the Yangtze
- By: Peter Hessler
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 14 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 36
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37
In the heart of China's Sichuan province, amid the terraced hills of the Yangtze River valley, lies the remote town of Fuling. Like many other small cities in this ever-evolving country, Fuling is heading down a new path of change and growth, which came into remarkably sharp focus when Peter Hessler arrived as a Peace Corps volunteer, marking the first time in more than half a century that the city had an American resident.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Absorbing book ruined by narrator
- By Pete Millwood on 13-06-12
- River Town
- Two Years on the Yangtze
- By: Peter Hessler
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
Excellent, touching and funny.
Reviewed: 05-07-16
I am a teacher in China and although my time is 20years on from Peter's, many of his experiences echo my own - or rather mine echo his, having been diluted somewhat by the increased external influences on China over the past two decades. The narrative really helps one comprehend the 'Chinese' approach to life and subtlety draws humour by highlighting authorial experiences from both America and China. The only problem I have with this audiobook is with the narrator's Mandarin pronunciation, however people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones and I doubt my efforts would be more accurate.
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