"Your book is wonderful. You capture the eternal in the ephemeral, the larger picture in the small incident." -Barbara Hampton, co-author of Honey for a Teen's Heart. "Hobson has a knack for pulling you through the cultural gap and introducing you to people you're glad to have met. If you're traveling to China, I can imagine no better book for reading on the trip." –Software engineer, CA. "Informative, funny, full of adventures, even suspenseful! The writing tends to draw me into each situation and look at my own reactions, so that I actually learn a little about myself." –Psychology teacher, MD. "I've already got my book club ready to put it on the reading list. There are so many themes explored, and you don't leave any stone unturned." –Math teacher, MD. "After reading I felt like I'd gone to the places the author visited, seeing and hearing the same sights and sounds. His unique ability to bring his experiences... More > in China to life makes this book a pleasure!" –Chinese language teacher, MD.< Less
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By chas.gibson
Jan 26, 2010
I am only 13, but i really enjoyed Mr. Hobson's book. If you are thinking of visiting China, are interested in Chinese culture or just want something good to read, this is the book for you. I learned a lot about China, and laughed a lot too! It has a good mixture of hilarious anecdotes and more serious insights into the Chinese people's lives which I found easy to read, yet at the same time, very thought-provoking. -Elise Gibson
How does it feel to be an outsider? Mr. Hobson's book lets us inside his life in China in 1993-1994 and gives us a snapshot of a time and a China that have almost disappeared.
