tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036787627640558242.post4328242701964404155..comments2024-01-05T10:49:25.048+08:00Comments on Balancing Frogs: A Pail of OystersBrendanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847368266562961223noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036787627640558242.post-64952080095673250492019-11-01T00:35:16.017+08:002019-11-01T00:35:16.017+08:00Yes, it's a fascinating read, though I disagre...Yes, it's a fascinating read, though I disagree that it turns didactic when Mr. Chou offers his opinions on what should be done. That was the most intellectually interesting part of the book, basically an insider's view on the problem's with Taiwan's, and probably many other country's, military dictatorships. And recall that Sneider was educated at Princeton as a Taiwan expert. For anyone interested in reading the book and visiting Taiwan, I've got an interesting "literary tourism" article here that people might like: https://jamesweitz.com/taiwan-then-and-now-vern-sneiders-1950s-a-pail-of-oysters-and-taiwan-today/ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com