Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
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I enjoyed the book up until the last few chapters. The bulk of the book is written with humor as it outlines the experience of two young men sent to country for "re-education." They find little ways to rebel at first: toying with an alarm clock's settings, for example. Later they read forbidden books by Balzac, Dickens, Dumas, etc. The last fifty pages or so the story turns dark as it lets Luo and the Little Chinese Seamstress speak for themselves. What had been a comedic look at a dark part of China's recent history, turns suddenly to tragedy or at least melodrama. Without better character development for Luo and the seamstress, their insights and actions at the end seem out of character.
Journal Entry 7 by caligula03 at Meet-Up Meeting, Starbucks in -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, trades, California USA on Friday, June 30, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (7/11/2006 UTC) at Meet-Up Meeting, Starbucks in -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, trades, California USA
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Taking to the next meeting.
Taking to the next meeting.
Picked up at Monthly meeting from Caligula03. Looking forward to catching its tie in to The Plot Against America.
A charming and sobering story at the same time. Literature can conquer totalitarianism but not love.
I loved this little book from the red shoes cover art on - so I'm happy to have this extra copy to share.
Thanks kenj!
Thanks kenj!
Sending this book to mellonhead - from her wishlist.
Part of bookrelay.com - "Just because...I want to make you smile" Relay
Enjoy!
Part of bookrelay.com - "Just because...I want to make you smile" Relay
Enjoy!
Beautifully written book! I've had it a while. Much thanks to JDT for sending it to me. I'm not mailing books anymore, but I'm releasing it at work in the hopes someone else enjoys it.
Beautifully written book! I've had it a while. Much thanks to JDT for sending it to me. I'm not mailing books anymore. I did release it at Starbucks.
Journal Entry 14 by mellonhead at Starbucks - See Notes in Austin, Texas USA on Friday, December 18, 2015
Released 8 yrs ago (12/17/2015 UTC) at Starbucks - See Notes in Austin, Texas USA
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Starbucks in Randall's at Mesa and Spicewood Spring Rd.