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Title: Welcome to China
Review: Ha Jin's novel, "Waiting", resembles a more contemporary version of Pearl Buck's "The Good Earth." Like Wang Lung, Lin Kong never seems to be at peace. The love he wants is always beyond his grasp. Lin waits 18 years for his wife to consent to divorce before he can finally marry his love, Manna. But the ideal Lin has carried with him for 18 years is not what life presents. Often times I wanted to scream at Lin and Manna, but other times I could feel their frustration and wanted to reach out and comfort them.All in all, I enjoyed "Waiting." It was a moving and sometimes comical tale full of recent Chinese history and great character development.
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