After reading Peter Hessler's first book, River Town, I knew I needed to read his second when it came out. Oracle Bones is also set in China and somewhat of a memoir. River Town featured Hessler's years as a Peace Corps volunteer. Oracle Bones recounts some of Hessler's experiences back in China as a journalist. Parts of the books are about the people he meets, his communications with his former students, and his travels in China. Other parts are about his research into the people researching the Oracle Bones, which displayed some of the earliest writing in China. Definitely worth a read.
posted by kristin at 2:08 PM