Sons

By: Pearl S. Buck

Narrated by: Adam Verner

Length: 13 hrs and 58 mins

Publisher's summary

The second installment in Pearl S. Buck's acclaimed Good Earth trilogy: the powerful story of three brothers whose greed will bring their family to the brink of ruin.

Sons begins where The Good Earth ended: revolution is sweeping through China. Wang Lung is on his deathbed in the house of his fathers, and his three sons stand ready to inherit his hard-won estate. One son has taken the family's wealth for granted and become a landlord; another is a thriving merchant and moneylender; and the youngest, an ambitious general, is destined to be a leader in the country. Through all his life's changes, Wang did not anticipate that each son would hunger to sell his beloved land for maximum profit.

At once a tribute to early Chinese fiction, a saga of family dissension, and a depiction of the clashes between old and new, Sons is a vivid and compelling masterwork of fiction.

©1932 Pearl S. Buck (P)2010 Oasis Audio

stunning and touching

as usual Pearl buck does not disappoint a wonderful study of Human nature. enjoy! beautiful.

Take a Journey

One of my favorite authors and trilogies, House of Earth by Buck takes you through old China as the life of one man transforms into the destinies of his whole family. Experience culture and ways of living that differ from your own and explore the choices of men and how it affects the generations that follow.

“Sons” by Pearl S Buck

I have always enjoyed Pearl Buck novels. This was so beautifully read and I enjoyed every minute. I am on to the third in this trilogy!

Loved it

The story was quite captivating, the second in the series. I look forward to finishing the series.

Truly enjoyed this sequel

Very enjoyable story of the sons. Great storytelling and very well read. Great sequel to the first

Pearl Buck

It is hard to be disappointed by any Pearl Buck tale, each containing a course in Chinese culture and history

the narrator

why didn't you use the same narrator. This narrator is not good. He doesn't even pronounce the names right.

wonderful ❣️

loved it. the narrator done a great job. looking forward to House divided. definitely recommend.

well that's one way to continue the story

not exactly what I was expecting but I will read the next in the series anyway and see what happens

Enjoyed It, But…

I enjoyed this follow-up to The Good Earth, but found it not as enjoyable as The Good Earth.

The narrator of The Good Earth was excellent! He was exactly right for the story. This second book (in my opinion) would have been much better with the same narrator as the first book (Anthony Heald).

“Wang the Tiger” was repeated over and over again! It would have sufficed to just refer to him as “The Tiger.” It became extremely annoying after a while. I felt sad that none of the three sons of the original Wang (the father) felt any attachment to the land and little to no remorse at selling it, barely waiting until the old man was buried. The mother Olin, despite all her courage, sacrifices and hard work in the first book is scarcely remembered by any of the sons in this second book, which I felt was very sad as it was because of who she was and what she did that they even exist.

During the story, I was happy about the pock-faced nephew who was the only family member who seemed willing and happy to serve The Tiger, and was disappointed in his character towards the end of the book (I don’t want to say too much here and spoil anything for anyone).

Only Wang the Tiger’s son shows any interest in being a farmer and shows any affection and interest in the old earthen house where it all began. Perhaps there is hope for him, despite his father’s best efforts at turning him into a “proper” soldier.

Although I was very disappointed in how this second story ended (it wasn’t much of an ending at all), I will read the third and final story in this trilogy because I am curious to know if it all ends where it began with the grandfather — with the land.