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Title: Waste of Time
Review: Kingston shouldn't have written a book about Chinese identity when she's not at all in touch with it. Her "experiences" are equivalent to those of a white man's claiming to be an exploited, underprivileged black woman. I dont' see why she got rave reviews, and I REALLY don't understand why her resentment for Chinese men makes her a "feminist" while Frank Chin's works challenging her false renderings of Chinese myth and history makes him a misogynist.A note to teachers: If you intend to endorse cultural sensitivity and understanding, Do not use this novel as a part of a "minority" or "cultural" unit. "Woman Warrior" is representative of a psychotic mind, and not of authentic Chinese culture.
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