Discussing Everything Chinese: A Comprehensive Textbook In Upper-Intermediate Chinese Paperback – November 29, 2007

This textbook was purchased for a class, but the book is easy to use and the formatting is very clear. The text is interesting though the book is definitely for experienced students. WARNING: The text of the Chinese characters can be a bit small -- that can't be helped, though.

Got it for a class, but it has pretty interesting passages inside. In China a book like this wouldn't cost so much, but for the US the price is pretty good I think.

This book pushes the Chinese Communist Party’s lines under the name of Chinese language study.

I bought this book for my 3rd year Chinese class. The readings are hard! They're long and a little complicated, but I think that provides a good level of challenge in improving my language. The only problem was the grammar section that took a little getting used to. The book is expansive in the review section, which I think is helpful for making things stick in the brain.

The book is perfect for me to learn Chinese. It is very easy for me to understand how to read and write Chinese.

When I bought the book, I simply read the cover (which is in simplified chinese) but when the book came, it was in Traditional. Seeing as I cannot read traditional Chinese, the book was useless to me. Amazon does not have the simplified version, therefore I don't really know why they have the cover for the simplified version. I requested that the cover be changed, but if anyone is looking to buy this textbook before they DO change the photo, please understand that it is NOT simplified!

Required for college class

I just finished a semester of Chinese using this book, and am on the one hand impressed, and on the other hand exhausted. Li laoshi and Wang laoshi teach on all aspects of modern Chinese culture, and provide students with excellent vocabulary and exercises, but at a pace that requires hours of daily study and application. I recommend it--the stories are hilarious, the grammar well explained, and the practice exercises useful--but you must be serious in your studies. To study this book well, at its intended pace, you must be willing to change your daily habits, and orient a goodly portion of your life around this little red book;)