Customer Reviews:
 Very bad book... October 7, 2007
Cunniet (France)
0 out of 7 found this review helpful
Very bad book... Sara should have decided to take EVERYTHING CHINA MADE out of her family's life, not only new items. Her family are not described like real characters. We expect everything that happens. It's truly not worth reading.
 You'll be checking the labels on every product before you know it! August 27, 2007
Natalie Lord
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a very entertaining read, where the author, Sara Bongiorni, shares her adventures of a year without trying to purchase any products made in China. As the year gathers pace, she realises just how difficult this task really is. The tales of how her children, husband and mother react to her experiment will put a smile on your face! She shares insights into how much we rely on the manufacturing industry of China, but without giving over-powering facts and figures. This is definitely not a China-bashing book, but a thought-provoking read on one person's quest to see how easily we can live without China.
Personal reckoning with China's grip on consumer products August 14, 2007
Rolf Dobelli (Switzerland)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
From head to toe, American consumers are walking advertisements for products from China. But few shoppers realize the depth and national economic implications of their dependence on "Made-in-China" goods. Writing with heart and precision, Sara Bongiorni - who decided that her family wouldn't buy Chinese merchandise for a year - uses trade data, shopping mishaps and family squabbles to outline the complex relationship between Chinese merchandise, U.S. consumers and American job loss. Her narrative is funny, factual and entertaining. She delivers insightful lessons about trade, manufacturing and finance. The author attempts to avoid China-bashing and repeatedly mentions her distant Chinese ancestry, but the book occasionally steps into the uncomfortable territory of nationalism on the subject of race and international commerce. Still, this is a delightful, informative read. We recommend it for every shopping list.
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