The Good Earth

There are so many wonderful lessons of life woven into this story. The story is well written and was engaging. One of my librarian friends recommended this classic. I may try to find the two books that follow the same story. All gardeners and farmers should read this book. It teaches that with hard work, the earth will provide.
***I want to add something else here.
Celeste Ng gave this book one star based on other reviews. Oh, and she didn't just give it one star, she also actually said she “hated” the book. All based on other reviews. How is that a fair review?
I don't know about you, but when a book has a disclaimer “This is a work of fiction”, I know it is not factual. In my mind, it may have seemed real, but just because a few people thought the book “portrayed” a picture, doesn't mean the book wasn't good.
Celeste may be an author who needs to write all factual details, but if all fiction books were factual, they wouldn't be fiction. How dare she lower the overall score of a good book by basing her review on others reviews. Don't make your opinion of this book based on her review (or any others). Read it and be your own person and form your own opinion. Remember, it's fiction. One more thing, the author actually lived in the place and time where she set the book, but it is still fiction.