It is exceedingly difficult to write a comprehensive review of Peter Hessler's second book on China (Peter Hessler's trilogy on China: River Town; Oracle Bones; Country Driving), as it is to not take away anything from this book. The author attempted to cover many fronts -- time wise, Oracle Bones recounts the author's experience in China around the turn of this century, roughly from 1999 to 2002, following the development of a handful of the author's acquaintances, one Uighur who eventually emigrated, and a number of the author's former students who experienced first hand China's mind-blowing development; space wise, Oracle Bones is divided roughly equally among Beijing, Anyang, and Washington D.C.
