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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
EAN num: 9780689861789
ISBN number: 0689861788
Label: Simon Pulse
Manufacturer: Simon Pulse
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 192
Printing Date: August 01, 2006
Publishing house: Simon Pulse
Age index: Young Adult
Sale Popularity Level: 424232
Studio: Simon Pulse
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YOUNG XING XING IS BOUND.
Bound to her late father's second wife and daughter. Bound to a life of servitude as a young girl in ancient China, where a woman is valued less than livestock. Bound to be alone, with no parents to arrange for a suitable husband. Xing Xing spends her days taking care of her half sister, Wei Ping, who cannot walk because of her foot bindings, the painful tradition for girls who are fit to be married. Even so, Xing Xing is content to practice her gift for poetry and calligraphy, and to dream of a life unbound by the laws of family and society.
But all of this is about to change as Stepmother, who has spent nearly all of the family's money, grows desperate to find a husband for Wei Ping. Xing Xing soon realizes that this greed and desperation may threaten not only her memories of the past, but also her dreams for the future.
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Though I love retellings of classic fairytales from foreign countries, I found Bound rather disappointing. Except for the rather gruesome "raccoon and cleaver" incident, this book was more than a little boring and the ending was unsatisfying with the princes sudden arrival in the last two pages of the book. Though I generally like Napoli, I am sorry to say that this was not my favorite of her novels.
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I think that this book is great. It follows the main story line of the classic Cinderella... but not so sugar coated.
Fourteen year old Xing Xing struggles to live a normal life. Her mother and father are both dead, and now she has to suffer through life with her horrible stepmother and stepsister. She is forced to do tasks such as chop fibre and clean all day, while her stepmother and stepsister go have fun in town.
Xing Xing's only friends are a pet raccoon and a goldfish, and at one point, she comes to believe that the goldfish is actually a reincarnation of her mother! When the 'evil stepmother' knows Xing Xing grows emotionally attatched to the fish, you really begin to hate her.
I think this book is entertaining but can also depict Cinderella in a much different way. I love how instead of the classic fairy tale, Napoli makes it much more.
This book is a quick read for anyone curious about Cinderella, Chinese, or both!
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Bound is a quick read. It let's you see into a culture that I had little or no understanding. Found it fascinating that the Chinese had a Cinderella story too, before Westerners.
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I sat down and read this book in about 3 hours. It was a beautiful tale.
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This is the most bland version of Cinderella I've ever read.
Although I love the author, and love Chinese culture even more, I could barely struggle through this book. It's stale, period.
Is it culturally/historically accurate? Well...somewhat. But is it an engaging read? NOT AT ALL! If you want to read about Chinese culture, try Pearl Buck's novels instead.
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