Thread Of The Silkworm

I believe Iris Chang wrote three books, all of which I have read and enjoyed. This book is very much like her Chinese in America, where she, a-la-Simon Winchester, discusses so many things related to the subject at hand to greatly enrich the story she's trying to tell. In my opinion, if you're interested enough in this book to read my review, just buy it (or, better yet, get it from your library) and enrich your life.

I haven't started reading this book yet so this is not a review about the content. The book pages are not cut well. The edges don't align with each other, as you may see in the picture. I'm disappointed with the quality of the printing.

Excellent Read

Like: Very detailed biography book. Well researchedDislike: Over detailed until very draggy.

"Intelligent and provocative" as the cliche review goes. It definitely isn't cliche as it examines the contributions of an Asian in both spheres of the world. People have to have more than half a brain to read this one!

The forgotten story of exile Chinese missile designer, which makes the story with grappling detail worth retelling the Chinese history.

Iris once again takes a difficult subject and makes it easy to understand. It was very interesting to learn about this once revered scientist,who became the object of a witch hunt and deported.

Well written.!!! Covers the topic well and the athors viewpoint is balanced and well presented. Her sympatetic interepretentions of some times meager facts helps to form a picture of the subject state of mind. Good job even when facts were not available to her.Good presentation of a very complex state of mind. Recommended.

Only now, 25 years after its publication, I recognized that „Thread of the Silkworm“ in fact is a biography of Qian Xuesen, the scientist behind the chinese rocket development program. Highly interested in the history of space flight, I was exited to find a copy offered. International postal delivery to Germany took some 5 weeks, stressing my expectations, but now I am glad to have it added to my collection. It is a quite interesting read.