Feb #bookspin status since I'm not going to finish anything else this month. 4 read and 3 others with progress but not finished. Technically I did start House of Leaves but only got a few pages in before I had to set it aside for a library hold so I'm not counting it yet. I'll get to it... Eventually. Lol
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pickSuch a lovely tribute to a mother and grandmother. Strength and perseverance at its best.
pickVery cute, but probably could‘ve been shorter. An enjoyable read, and I‘d be open to reading the other books in the series!
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#pop25 - book about a POC experiencing joy and not trauma
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Memories that tell a story, if you look hard enough. Because the purpose of memory, I would argue, is to remind us how to live.
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Saw this recommendation on Instagram from Oprah‘s bookclub for the audiobook. I love reading about this culture and I‘m not sorry I purchased the audiobook and pick-up the book from my local library. Sent a message to the author and she thanked me and hope I enjoy it. Which I can say the first chapter has already captured me!❤️❤️❤️
bailedI was planning to finish the entire book, but after I put it down, I couldn't get back into it. From the very start, Ever annoyed me so much. It was actually infuriating. Maybe it was the way she treated her parents? But either way, the way it's the main character meeting their love interest and making a funny or stupid impression when they first meet - it's not for me.
pickI loved this. It‘s extremely readable yet uncannily intellectual. Captures attitudes and styles/trains of thought I‘ve never seen before.
It‘s also somehow emotional…I cared about what was going to happen to the characters. I was totally invested in the story, as I generally appreciate unusual stuff like this, the type of stuff that can easily be off-putting to others.
panThe blurb made me think I was the target audience for this book but I‘m really not. I was interested by the geopolitical and global economic influence of chip technology, and although this was a thread which ran through the book, for much of the book this is bogged down in highly detailed discussion of the mechanics of chip technology. I was not smart enough to penetrate this and I got bored. On reflection I should have quit while I was ahead.
pickJune 17, 2024 continued from last post... Di became a nurse and Li-Hai became a teacher in Taipei in Taiwan. She was always caring of her mom and wanted the best for her mom when she was under her wing, but her Mom didnt really care for Li-Hai to take care of her. She had her 22 year old son take care of her when he graduated from college. Not a surprise by any means
pickJune 17, 2024 Man! Where to start!!!? I love the relationship that the author created between the main characters: Nai Nai, Yei Yei, Mom, Li-Hai, Di, Lan, and Chiao. The rest to me were not as important. The ending was happy. Happy as in Di and Li-Hai having kids and leaving "the nest". Their Mom, had another daughter and a SON. Finally a son. The Chinese government favors sons more than daughters based off of Chinese history FYI
