Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

by Jamie Ford | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0345505344 Global Overview for this book
Registered by grobarka59 of Ellicott City, Maryland USA on 4/12/2012
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3 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by grobarka59 from Ellicott City, Maryland USA on Thursday, April 12, 2012
Looks interesting!

Journal Entry 2 by wingSqueakyChuwing at Rockville, Maryland USA on Sunday, October 13, 2013
I selected this Book from Little Free Library #613 in Ellicott City, Maryland. Thank you!

Released 9 yrs ago (7/6/2014 UTC) at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA

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Happy reading!

Journal Entry 4 by wingSqueakyChuwing at Rockville, Maryland USA on Saturday, January 31, 2015
Caught!

Thank you for returning this book to the Little Free Library of Twinbrook (#7720). I'm now saving this book to go out in Round #2. :)

Journal Entry 5 by wingSqueakyChuwing at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA on Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Released 8 yrs ago (3/24/2015 UTC) at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

Going out for Round #2. :)

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Happy reading!

Journal Entry 6 by Thamyres at Rockville, Maryland USA on Sunday, March 29, 2015
I completely enjoyed reading this book. It is an unexpected treasure.

Journal Entry 7 by wingSqueakyChuwing at Rockville, Maryland USA on Monday, October 31, 2016
Ha! I just selected this book from the Little Free Library #9217 - 801 Aster Blvd. (Woodley Gardens) in Rockville, Maryland, USA. I will save this book to re-release for Round #3 because it's such a good book.

I read another copy of this book in 2015. This is what I wrote about it after I read it...

This was quite a delightful read. I've read novels in the past about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II into special camps away from the west coast. However, the other books I read were focused on the "white" American point of view. This book has the protagonist Henry Lee, a 13-year-old American boy of Chinese descent, who befriends the Japanese girl Keiko Okabe because they are the only two Asian students in their "white" school. The story deals with Henry's father's antagonistic attitude to his son's friendship with a Japanese girl for precisely the same reasons many "white" Americans felt antagonistic towards people of Japanese descent at that time.

I loved how detailed the story was in presenting the plight of the Japanese Americans who were then living in Seattle. This novel was also a testimony to two dear friendships: that of Henry and Keiko, as well as that of Henry with adult black saxophone player Sheldon Thomas who played the streets at first and then later the jazz clubs of Seattle.

I found that it took me an extraordinarily long time to read this book. I think that had much to do with the fact that there were numerous very short chapters. I often tend to stop reading at the end of chapters. Nevertheless, I felt compelled to read through to the end of the story and found the ending very satisfying

Journal Entry 8 by wingSqueakyChuwing at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA on Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Released 7 yrs ago (11/3/2016 UTC) at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

Going out for Round #3...

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I'm releasing this book for the following BookCrossing challenge:

*** The The Release
Challenge November 2016
hosted by RockDg9. This book has the word THE in the title.

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Happy reading!

Journal Entry 9 by wingSqueakyChuwing at Rockville, Maryland USA on Saturday, December 31, 2016
Caught!

Thank you for returning this book to the Little Free Library of Twinbrook (#7720). I'll be saving it to go out for Round #4.

Journal Entry 10 by wingSqueakyChuwing at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA on Monday, January 9, 2017

Released 7 yrs ago (1/14/2017 UTC) at LFL - Vandegrift Ave (5811) (#7720) in Rockville, Maryland USA

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

Going out for Round #4...

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I'm releasing this book for the following BookCrossing challenge:

*** The It's All About Soap Challenge January 2017 hosted by BOOKWORMINUSALL. This book has the words ERA and AND in the title.

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Happy reading!

Journal Entry 11 by wingSqueakyChuwing at Rockville, Maryland USA on Thursday, January 26, 2017
I selected this book from the Little Free Library of Twinbrook (#7720) to travel elsewhere...

Released 6 yrs ago (5/20/2017 UTC) at Gaithersburg City Hall Concert Pavilion And Grounds in Gaithersburg, Maryland USA

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