Waiting Audiobook

" This was a sad, sad story. It rang true in a way that I'm not ready to process yet. "

" I had trouble rating this book because part of me hated it because it was so agonizing. But, I kind of think that was the point, so I wanted to give it a pretty high rating. "

" This is better as a completed book than as a reading experience. The plot moves slowly, though it's swaddled in lots of lovely prose, and it's not until the end that it starts to feel like anything actually happened. "

" Gorgeous story. The characters sucked me in and I felt close to them. I became addicted to this book. I believe this author created a work of genius. Simple, yet complex in how he portrayed human nature. "

" What a strange book. Not much happens, and yet I couldn't help but keep the pages turning. "

" The demands of human longing contend with the weight of centuries of custom in acclaimed author Ha Jin's Waiting, a novel of unexpected richness and universal resonance. Every summer Lin Kong, a doctor in the Chinese Army, returns to his village to end his loveless marriage with the humble and touchingly loyal Shuyu. But each time Lin must return to the city to tell Manna Wu, the educated, modern nurse he loves, that they will have to postpone their engagement once again. Caught between conflicting claims of these two utterly different women and trapped by a culture in which adultery can ruin lives and careers, Lin has been waiting for eighteen years. This year, he promises, will be different. "

" I read this for book club without knowing anything about the book or the author. It had some interesting cultural history, but also well-expressed themes that carried on throughout the novel. I ended up enjoying it more than I thought I would. "

" the book's story is given to us by its title, perhaps too readily .. the first two-thirds of the book is a long and overly slow-going prologue, during which we wait as much as do the novel's characters .. the story is the motion of these characters, the context surprisingly anonymous .. "

" This was a slower book, and it involved a lot of waiting but at the end it was a good story, not to much internal thinking, just an easy read. "

" It took me forever to read this book. I was "waiting" to finish it! I would put it off for days at a time because I was just not excited to read it. It is award-winning, but to me, it was very dry, not very exciting, very slow-moving, and a sad story about unfulfilled lives. "

" Good, not overwhelming. "

" Bacanya capek, berbelit - belit.. sebenarnya gw blom selesai bacanya krn ya itu berbelit - belit dan monoton ng kena jd males... "

" The title of the book is perefct. There was a great sense of waiting throughout the entire novel. "

" I struggled to get through the book... after about page 100 it picked up for me a little and became a little more interesting. "

" Like the main character in this National Book Award winner, I opted for patience and read every word. "

" Boring, boring, boring. You'll be waiting, waiting, waiting, for it to get interesting... "

" A little slow...and I am not sure if I like the main characters. "

" Kesabaran & penantian itu penuh pengorbanan tapi belum tentu berakhir dengan kebahagiaan... "

" Excellent insight onto everyday life in 60's China. Not as good as War Trash. "

" It showed the pace and strictness inside the life of rural China. "

" Fascinating.... his new book out now reminded me how much I loved this book and wanted to recommend it to others "

" So good it hurt my innards a little. "

" 'Waiting' reminds me very much of 'The Good Earth' or 'Wild Swans', which I primarily enjoyed for their portrayals of Chinese society. I wouldn't say that 'Waiting' is a bad book, but it's not particularly well written. "

" Distressing book - exactly what I feel that marriage is an example of the economic theory of "winner's curse." Lin Kong is cowardly and selfish - he doesn't deserve Manna Wu. "

" Highly recommended.... I couldn't wait to get on the train every morning so I could read it! "

" I enjoyed War Trash more, but I thought this was another excellent book. I love how he gets so close to the characters, that you can understand the society they live in. "

" A brilliant book. Set at the time of the crisis at Tianemen. It's rather simplistic compared to other texts - simplistic structure wise. But the themes he deals with are applicable to everyone. "

" This book only started getting good on the last page. "

" I love Ha Jin. I read this title in one sitting (um, I was up until 3 am) His works are very straightforward and simple, but filled with insight. This story is about a chinese professor who goes insane and the fallout for those around him. "

" The first book I read by Ha Jin. I will read more. "Seek not material gain, but something more significant to your being - something that can make you feel your life is properly used and fulfilled." "

" A particularly timely book since the Olympics are happening now and they are in Beijing. This book was pretty small but fascinating - and then took a political turn at the end "

" Not one of his best efforts I'm afraid, but still interesting. A university student is attending the bedside of his professor who is very ill. The professor is lucid only at intervals. There is a peripheral love story that is interesting. "