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The second installment in Pearl S. Buck’s acclaimed Good Earth trilogy: the powerful story of three brothers whose greed will bring their family to the brink of ruin
Sons begins where The Good Earth ended: revolution is sweeping through China. Wang Lung is on his deathbed in the house of his fathers, and his three sons stand ready to inherit his hard-won estate. One son has taken the family’s wealth for granted and become a landlord; another is a thriving merchant and moneylender; and the youngest, an ambitious general, is destined to be a leader in the country. Through all his life’s changes, Wang did not anticipate that each son would hunger to sell his beloved land for maximum profit.
At once a tribute to early Chinese fiction, a saga of family dissension, and a depiction of the clashes between old and new, Sons is a vivid and compelling masterwork of fiction.
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"I only recently learned that Pearl Buck's The Good Earth is a trilogy. I re-read The Good Earth recently, then moved right into this one which picks up exactly where the other ends, after the death of the first book's protagonist. These are great reads. I love books from or about other cultures."
— Nafisa (4 out of 5 stars)
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“[With Sons] Buck has enriched her wide canvas.”
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“[Buck] did for the working people of twentieth-century China something of what Dickens had done for London’s nineteenth-century poor.”
— Hilary Spurling, author of Pearl Buck in China
Sons Listener Reviews
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" I loved the development of "new" characters and seeing the family dynamics play out. It is interesting how wealth changes people in different ways. "
— Alicia, 2/19/2014 -
" Very good book. Carries on close to where the first one left off, with the sons as the main characters. "
— Tracy, 2/14/2014 -
" Chinese fiction:feudal China-----------sequel to The Good Earth "
— Kim, 12/26/2013 -
" It's hard out there for a warlord. Sorry. "
— Geoffrey, 12/1/2013 -
" Slower and more prose than The Good Earth and follows more people so each are slightly less well developed in their inner thinking though each still has distinct personality and actions. "
— Ben, 10/30/2013 -
" the best of the trilogy "
— Amanda, 10/28/2013 -
" i prefer the first book... "
— Mariana, 10/10/2013 -
" Not nearly as enticing as The Good Earth, but a believable tale nonetheless. I wasn't especially fond of the ending, but I will be reading the last book of the Trilogy to find out what happens next. Still love Pearl's writing. "
— Scot, 9/17/2013 -
" not as good as the good earth but still a very good read and interesting times to read about "
— Jamie, 8/19/2013 -
" Enjoyed The Good Earth, but struggled through this one. Whiny, spoiled, ungrateful sons do not make a good story... "
— Noelle, 8/8/2013 -
" Great book. I've always loved Pearl Buck, and the book gives me insight into another culture. "
— Christine, 4/1/2013 -
" Not as good as The Good Earth, but the author's love for China and her intimate knowledge of the people and culture are as evident as ever. "
— Sabina, 8/27/2012 -
" I am not sure why I love this continue story so much, but it really speaks to the nature of what people are. This is the 2nd book to "Good Earth", highly recommend it, I really enjoy the style of writing! "
— Shirlyn, 6/20/2012 -
" The Good Earth is one of my favorite books, but this one fell a little short. I would really give it only 3 1/2 stars, but they don't have halves. "
— Kena, 9/15/2011 -
" Interesting but not as good as the first! "
— Melanie, 8/2/2011 -
" Very interesting story, great caracters, interesting clashing points of view "
— Carvas, 7/27/2011 -
" Not quite as good as the first, but very compelling tale of generational wealth, training, and culture. I recommend for parents. "
— Chris, 12/8/2010 -
" I loved the development of "new" characters and seeing the family dynamics play out. It is interesting how wealth changes people in different ways. "
— Alicia, 9/23/2010 -
" I enjoyed it - but it was not quite the experience I had reading the first of the series (i.e. The Good Earth). "
— Todd, 8/6/2010 -
" The book was a well rounded snapshot of prerevolutionary China. I loved how we got to see the Sons of Wang traverse the changing China. "
— Melissa, 7/27/2010 -
" I had loved The Good Earth and decided to continue on to the next of the series. I just didn't find it nearly as compelling and decided not to read any more of her works. Perhaps I'll return to them some day. "
— Sarah, 7/7/2010 -
" The Good Earth is one of my favorite books, but this one fell a little short. I would really give it only 3 1/2 stars, but they don't have halves. "
— Kena, 5/14/2010 -
" "The situations are medieval to the American mind" quoted by the author. I found this quote to be so true will reading this novel. It presented many interesting aspects of Chinese life and was very festinating to read. "
— Petra, 3/29/2010 -
" I am not sure why I love this continue story so much, but it really speaks to the nature of what people are. This is the 2nd book to "Good Earth", highly recommend it, I really enjoy the style of writing! "
— Shirlyn, 3/8/2010 -
" the best of the trilogy "
— Amanda, 2/7/2010
About Pearl S. Buck
Pearl S. Buck (1892–1973), the daughter of missionaries, was born in West Virginia but spent most of her time until 1934 in China. She began writing while in China and published her first novel shortly after returning to the United States. Her novel The Good Earth was the bestselling fiction book in the United States in 1931 and 1932, and it won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932. In 1938 she became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, “for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces.”
About Adam Verner
Adam Verner is a stage, film, television, and voice actor and an Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator. He holds a BS in theater arts from Bradley University and an MFA from Chicago College of the Performing Arts at Roosevelt University.