"Fritz draws the readers into scenes from her youth in the turbulent China of the mid-twenties. One comes to appreciate the generous affection of her nurse/companion Lin Nai-Nai, the isolating distance in her mother's grief over losing a second child, the dynamics of a suffering population venting its hostility on foreigners, and m...
"Fritz draws the readers into scenes from her youth in the turbulent China of the mid-twenties. One comes to appreciate the generous affection of her nurse/companion Lin Nai-Nai, the isolating distance in her mother's grief over losing a second child, the dynamics of a suffering population venting its hostility on foreigners, and most of all, the loneliness of a child's exile from a homeland she has imagined constantly but never seen....A remarkable blend of truth and storytelling." -- Booklist , starred review
"An insightful memory's-eye-view of her childhood...Young Jean is a strong character, and many of her reactions to people and events are timeless and universal."-- School Library Journal , starred review
"Told with an abundance of humor--sometimes wry, sometimes mischievous and irreverent--the story is vibrant with atmosphere, personalities, and a palpable sense of place." -- The Horn Book
"Every now and then a book comes along that makes me want to send a valentine to its author. Homesick is such a book....Pungent and delicious." --Katherine Paterson, The Washington Post
"Sh,sh,sh,"she said, smoothing out his feathers. "It's all right, Josh. It's all over. You don't know how funny the world can be, do you? Maybe even a little crazy. There are times when people just have to laugh. " (查看原文)
1 有用 胡麻酥饼 2013-10-15 07:15:28
很好。不亏是获奖作品
0 有用 阿黛尔 2022-10-01 16:18:22 北京
这是一本关于中国的书，看着莫名的亲切，虽然有几分那个时候常见的殖民者口吻，但总体还是对中国人民同情的。大部分童书都比较好看，文字也简单，适合入门。