One Child | Litsy

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The story of China‘s most radical experiment. #nonfiction2020 #othercountry A through look at the one child policy in China over a long timespan. it was really interesting to see the impact now and into the future, even after the policy ended. The author is an award winning journalist with more than a decade of reporting in Asia. I thought this was fascinating!

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa That sounds very fascinating! 5y

Megabooks I‘ve been meaning to watch the documentary on this on Amazon. 5y

Suet624 I've been meaning to read this. Thanks for the reminder. 5y

AnneFindsJoy @Megabooks ooh I didn‘t know there was a documentary, I definitely want to watch that now, thanks for the tip! 5y

Butterfinger I was fascinated by this book. 5y

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Floresj

One Child | Mei Fong

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Listened to this interesting book....I had mainly heard about the gender imbalance in China but this book explored more than that topic. I found the sudden drop in population, aging population imbalance, the little emperor syndrome and the dark side of adoption to be quite interesting. Good, not great, audiobook!

UrsulaMonarch Great review! Looking forward to this one 7y

Floresj Thanks! @Lkelly 7y

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rachelm

One Child | Mei Fong

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This book was phenomenal, a piece of nonfiction that I couldn't put down. More than just a historical examination of China's One Child Policy, Fong examines implications for fertility treatment, adoption, marriage, disaster relief, and even the sex doll industry. Add to your list! Audiobook was great, too.

UrsulaMonarch Wow, great review! Sounds really interesting, stacked, thanks!! 7y

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GoneFishing

One Child | Mei Fong

As a bookish child, I would come to see the one-child policy as one of the most fascinating and bizarre things about the land of my ancestors, equal parts Aldous Huxley and King Herod.

Laura317 I need to add this to my tbr list. 8y

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Rosh

One Child | Mei Fong

Reading a review of #OneChild in an Indian newspaper and now it goes into my #TBR list! š“–š

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Legxleg

One Child | Mei Fong

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This was a very interesting look at the effects of the one child system in China. It's very critical of the system, so be forewarned if you're looking for something that puts it in a neutral light you might want to look elsewhere. I thought the discussion of the pressures put on these single children, and the ways in which some circumvented the system were really fascinating.

abwriter This is a brilliant and troubling look into how a totalitarian regime works. Fong writes about how the social, political, economic and personal family dynamics of China have been and will in the future, be upended by this brutal, unnecessary human rights calamity. Compelling reading for anyone interested in the world stage. 8y

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