4. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck (Fiction)

World Lit Challenge: China

The story of the life of Wang Lung, a Chinese farmer, in Pre-revolutionary China. The author won the Pulitzer Prize for this novel, and the Nobel Prize in literature less than a decade later.

For some reason, I’m always quite surprised when a prize-winning book lives up to its reputation. The Good Earth had a lot to live up to, but it definitely deserves all the praise. A genuinely engrossing read, and definitely one of the best novels I’ve ever read.

Books read: 4/50
Pages read: 1,191/15,000

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Tags: 50 Book Challenge 2007, Pearl S. Buck, World Lit Challenge