Six Records of a Floating Life by Shen Fu

half dozen Records of a aimless breeding, is an exotic, enjoyable learn. The basis I set the hold in to be so kindle was because each chapter was centered on a theme. Shen Fus autobiography did non progress in chronological order. Rather he nonionised specific gists in a thematic format. I gear up it particularly interesting to give ear how events are told in champion chapter, then retold in a distinct light in a consecutive chapter. Stories with different enlarge provided distinctive brain wave into the most significant event in Shen Fus life. For example, at the pole of the s shutting-off chapter, The Joys of the Wedding chamber, Shen Fu reveals that Yuns life would end untimely by a lingering illness. Foreshadowing of Yuns death recurs umpteen times throughout the allegory. However, it is not until the chapter titled The Sorrows of Misfortune, when at closing Shen Fu arrives at the moment of Yuns passing. I found myself imbedded in the details of Six Re cords of a Floating Life as Shen Fu unfolded his story piece by piece.\nAlthough Six Records of a Floating Life would not be the first book I would preference up when at Barnes and Noble, I am euphoric to pronounce I enjoyed story. I found the ending quite mysterious, This is the end of Six Records of a Floating Life, as we have it. Virtually goose egg is known of Shen Fus life after the conclusion of this chapter (144). Whoa cliff hanger! peradventure he found whop again. mayhap he found a more fulfilling career. Perhaps he died a fewer months later. The world may neer know.\nI also value Shen Fu and Yuns ability to make a good time wheresoever they went. This is very humbling to read because Shen Fu and Yun are so happy with so little. People now are never depend to be satisfied with what they have. The problems Shen Fu and Yun typesetters case often tear new day marriages apart. Shen Fe is ineffectual to pass the exams to become a magistrate. Yuns health problems a re expensive. Shen Fu loses his fathers approval, thusly financia...