Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
10 journalers for this copy...
I was totally unprepared for how Western this was in its style, unlike Waiting, by Ha Jin, that was written in an Asian circular style. This is a book I appreciated, more than enjoyed. Off to Fredericton, NB
Got this in the mail today. Thanks so much pinewood21093! This will be going off on a bookray shortly.
I finished this in record time this weekend. It was a cute little story and an interesting look at the Chinese Cultural Revolution and the forced "re-education" of their youth, things I knew nothing about. It's hard to imagine not being allowed to read certain (actually most) books! What a nightmare!
Since there is so much interest in this book, I'm making it a bookray. I'm sending it off to roadrunner tomorrow so she can read it for her Book Club in August (shouldn't take you more than 2 days to read it!). The order or the ray is:
roadrunner - Texas
woodsroy - Fredericton
vhackett - Fredericton
RealBookWorm - Fredericton
cestmoi - Toronto
nkwriter - Toronto
16stepper - Arizona
Hawkette - Australia (who can do whatever she wants with the book when she's done)
Since there is so much interest in this book, I'm making it a bookray. I'm sending it off to roadrunner tomorrow so she can read it for her Book Club in August (shouldn't take you more than 2 days to read it!). The order or the ray is:
roadrunner - Texas
woodsroy - Fredericton
vhackett - Fredericton
RealBookWorm - Fredericton
cestmoi - Toronto
nkwriter - Toronto
16stepper - Arizona
Hawkette - Australia (who can do whatever she wants with the book when she's done)
Journal Entry 4 by MissQ at Controlled Release via mail in Spring, Texas USA on Monday, July 14, 2003
Released on Monday, July 14, 2003 at Mailed to fellow BookCrosser in Spring, Texas USA.
Sent this off to roadrunner to start the bookray! Enjoy!
Sent this off to roadrunner to start the bookray! Enjoy!
I arrived home from vacation to find Balzac patiently waiting for me. Thank you, MissQ for moving me up in the bookray to accomodate my book group! I read half last night and will finish tonight. I'll make some notes and then send Balzac on its merry way!
This is a nice story about growing up and the love of reading. It has lots of information about China's Cultural Revolution and "re-education". A quick read and well worth it! This book is off to Woodsroy - the next stop on the bookray. Enjoy!
I received the book in the mail yesterday. I'll write more later.
Maybe I was expecting too much, or maybe I was simply distracted by other things in my life, but I could not get involved in this book. I found the story interesting enough though. I cannot imagine living in a world where books are forbidden. I hope I never have to.
woodsroy sent this along today and I'm looking forward to reading it...it's next on my TBR list! :-)
I finished this book up on the weekend. It was a very quick read - perhaps too quick. It certainly opened my eyes to the forced "re-education" that occured in China but I was left wanting to know more about the main characters... I believe RealBookWorm is next on the list - will be sending off to her shortly.
Just received this today from MissQ. I'll read it right away so I can send it out to cestmoi next week.
I finished reading this last night but due to the fact I got hit with a flu-like illness, I didn't journal it until today. I'm pretty sure it wasn't the book or the story that made me sick. ;)
It wasn't really the kind of book I enjoy a lot but I'm glad I read it. It was interesting to see how they lived and how they managed without books. I didn't rate it very high but I couldn't justify a higher number. I probably wouldn't recommend it to others.
It wasn't really the kind of book I enjoy a lot but I'm glad I read it. It was interesting to see how they lived and how they managed without books. I didn't rate it very high but I couldn't justify a higher number. I probably wouldn't recommend it to others.
Just received in the mail. Thanks..will journal soon and pass along.
Finished this today while lounging in bed with a cold. I really enjoyed this simple story. There was so much passion in this novel, passion for storytelling, music and for a better life and the passion that they managed to find, in such a dreary, hard existence, every day and to think that hearing stories made a young girl decide she wanted a different kind of life for herself!
Thanks for sharing this. I'll be passing it along to nkwriter this weekend.
Thanks for sharing this. I'll be passing it along to nkwriter this weekend.
Got this in the mail this weekend. I am looking forward to it, but I won't be able to get to it for a couple of weeks, unfortunately. I try to be as fast as I can.
Yikes! I think I either didn't realize or forgot that this was a bookray. I'll read it this week and send it out on the weekend. Sorry.
Really enjoyable book, very well written. The main point I carried away from it is the universality of certain emotions -- lust, pride, vanity -- that you just cannot legislate or punish out of people.
Journal Entry 18 by thebookmistress at -- Controlled Release in Toronto, Ontario Canada on Sunday, October 3, 2004
Released 19 yrs ago (10/4/2004 UTC) at -- Controlled Release in Toronto, Ontario Canada
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Off to 16stepper to continue the relay.
Off to 16stepper to continue the relay.
The Little Chinese Seamstress has arrived in Arizona. Adding to my stack o' rays. Thanks for sharing this with us!
Please don't give up on me! I have started reading this one and I should be done and mailing it out next week.
Lovely writing style, and I learned a lot about the cultural revolution. I didn't enjoy the last 1/3 of the story, when things got dark. But this is a fascinating read.
Hawkette is passing on this one, so I shall try to find a reader for it.
Hawkette is passing on this one, so I shall try to find a reader for it.
Journal Entry 22 by 16stepper at RABCK in RABCK, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, March 20, 2005
Released 19 yrs ago (3/21/2005 UTC) at RABCK in RABCK, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases
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Sent off via US mail
Sent off via US mail
Oh goodness, I have wanted to read this book for a long time and here it is! Who should I send it to next?? I have a friend who would like to borrow it but should I put it in the wild or...
