Pearl Buck is my absolute favorite, and I quickly read through this novel after reading Good Earth again (I've read it nearly a dozen times, it is my favorite). Out of the trilogy, Sons is my least favorite, although it is still good and gives some really good biographical information on a Chinese man of the time. Focusing mostly on Wang the Tiger, I enjoyed the second half immensely. If you read Sons, be ready to get right into A House Divided (the last third of the trilogy), as this one leaves you hanging.A great work by a great author. My love of The Good Earth just overshadowed this book, which is why it only got 4 stars.