Talk:Yan Geling

What do you think of "The Flower of War" written by Yan Geling?

• Judy's reading review 2016.6.9

The same name film directed by Zhang Yimou did attract large numbers of audience,but it can not prove "The Flower of War" is a good work.

I think this novel consumes The Nanjing Massacre. It makes use of the theme of this disaster and add many attracting elements, such as war, rape, hooker, religion, etc. All plots at the service of these stunts and all characters serve the plots, so character may change casually if the plot has necessary. Zhao Yumo is so all-around that seems out of real. At the same time, when people read the novel with a attitude of bearing history in mind, they are already kidnapped by the novel to leave anger and tear, readers are consumed.

In addition, this novel advocates that every one is equal in front of the war, we all are the victims. However, I felt every one is not equal in the book.It seems that only Yumo and her sieters disguised as students to sacrifice their leaves, can they complete the purify of their “dirty” soul and became the women with great moral virtue.How ridiculous! If the war has to sacrifice some people to rescue some people, it should not to emphasize the lowness of the sacrificial lambs. Yumo and her sisters were not born to should be sacrificed. Yan Geling has a sense of superior and contempt attitude to people who has special occupation in her potential consciousness, which chills my heart.

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My favorite novella from Yan Geling

My favorite novella from Yan Geling is the one called <The Sent-Down Girl>(《天浴》）.The work shows readers the harsh reality caused by the Cutural revolution and the human evil nature through a quite restrained narrative . Xiu Xiu,an innocent sent-down girl,was tormented and insulted by rural cadres,a sent-down boy and the female nurses.In order to get the chance to go back to the city, she gave up her dignity and sell her body ,just like other sent-down girls did.But it was just a fraud .Finally, she choose to die ,wishing death can get her rid of the misery and wash away her sins.She loves the life so much that she did'nt have the heart to commit suicide.So she begged the old Jin ,the kind-hearted peasant to kill her .The peasant who loved her deeply shooted her and then committed suicide. Death let them feel themselves completed and dignified.It is not just a tragedy about a girl or two persons .It is a tragedy about the era ,the society and humanity.Yuki (talk) 16:03, 15 June 2016 (UTC)