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"This is a very discriptive book about Kwan Saihung, a present day taoist master and his extraodinary journey through life by being a toaist monk, a member of the Peking opera, a Golden Gloves boxer, a martial artist, a warrior, and more. This book mixes in a lot of Taoist principals, as it was written by a taoist and is about a taoist. A wonderful story of a mystical China that no longer exists. "
, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
job/profession:
- religious figure
Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside)
- Chinese
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Ethnic/regional/gender
Yes
ethnic of society (outside)
- Chinese
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- religious figure
Age:
- 20's-30's
Ethnicity
- Chinese
Nationality
- Chinese
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other people
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 9 (quite a lot)
United States
Yes
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- China
Century:
- 1930's-1950's
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Book makes you feel?
- encouraged
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- eccentric personalities
- slapstick
- gentle
Commentary on society?
Yes
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Writer's slant towards subject:
- very favorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of nearly entire life
Is this a biography of several people?
Yes
How much dialogue in bio?
- significantly more descript than dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 26-50% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story?
- 51-75% of book
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