Books communicate. This book communicates very poorly. At first I thought it might be "stream of consciousness" but it kept on and on into such a jumble that I wanted to abandon it. But, it is on the College Boards list of books for college bound students so I plugged along. The stories in each chapter were interesting but the writing made me work for understanding rather than helping me understand. If you consider what the Chinese accomplished and are accomplishing in America, surely this portrayal can't be typical. Woman Warrior should be on the College Board reading list only as an example of poor writing.