Literary Fiction
A sweeping trilogy following a Chinese farming family through poverty, wealth, and revolution across three generations.
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A sweeping trilogy following a Chinese farming family through poverty, wealth, and revolution across three generations.
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Buck's three novels, "The good earth," "Sons," and "A house divided"--Explore family struggles against the turbulent background of China in revolution.
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What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Concubinage, arranged marriage, and brothel life; intimacy stays non-graphic
Violence & gore
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Famine deaths, riots, banditry, and wartime killing without graphic gore
Profanity
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No strong language present
Substance use
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Opium addiction is a recurring plot device; some alcohol use
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation present
Religious content
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Chinese folk religion, earth gods, and ancestor veneration recur
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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Brief traditional superstition and folk-belief references
Political content
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Class struggle, revolution, and old versus modern China are central
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Slavery, child-selling, famine, foot binding, and women's oppression shown
Other
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