The Joy Luck Club
Registered by 
heartthumper
of Hutchinson, Kansas USA on 8/4/2009
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
heartthumper of Hutchinson, Kansas USA on 8/4/2009 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
3 journalers for this copy...
Novel flits in and out of many realities but all of them contain mothers and daughters. Each story is a fascinating vignette, and together they weave the reader through a world where the Moon Lady can grant any wish, where a child promised in marriage at two and delivered at 12, can,free herself; where a rich man's concubine secures her daughter's future by killing herself and where a woman can live on knowing she has lost her entire life.
Really enjoyed it.
"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested..." - BACON
Really enjoyed it.
"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested..." - BACON
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
RABCK sent to Chamonix44. Found on her Wishlist. Hope she enjoys it!
RABCK sent to Chamonix44. Found on her Wishlist. Hope she enjoys it!
What a lovely surprise! This wishlist book arrived today, along with another book by the same author, and also on my wishlist, (The Bonesetter's Daughter), and a really lovely postcard of tree branches. Words written here cannot say how lovely the picture on this postcard is. I hope it can be seen from the photo I took, (by clicking on it to enlarge it)!Thank you so much for your generosity!
Amazon Editorial Review:
WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD
A stunning literary achievement, THE JOY LUCK CLUB explores the tender and tenacious bond between four daughters and their mothers. The daughters know one side of their mothers, but they don't know about their earlier never-spoken of lives in China. The mothers want love and obedience from their daughters, but they don't know the gifts that the daughters keep to themselves. Heartwarming and bittersweet, this is a novel for mother, daughters, and those that love them.
Just popped in to say that I will start reading this book tonight or tomorrow.
I finished the book this morning. Great stories. I particularly liked the story of An-Mei HSU: called "Magpies".
I took this book with me to church today, and after the service, when we were all having coffee, I handed it to another member of our church congregation, Joy Romeijn.I don't expect Joy will write a journal entry here, but I do know that she will read the book one of these days, as she has read quite a few others that I have lent her recently. I have told Joy that she can decide what to do with the book after she has read it.!!
I enjoyed reading this book, and I found it interesting, but I think the stories in this book will be even more interesting to Chinese people who are living in the Western World. I learnt some things about Chinese culture differences that I didn't know before. I will now return the book to chamonix44 because I don't have anyone to pass it on to!!
Joy Romeijn
Joy Romeijn
I will be taking this book with me to church tomorrow, as someone in our congregation expressed an interest in reading it. If she is there, I will pass the book over to her.
Change of plan. My friend Lies asked if she could read this book, so I passed it on to her early this morning. She does have a computer and internet access, but I'm not sure if she will make a journal entry herself, or if she will ask me to do it for her.
If you are reading here, Lies, then I hope you enjoy this book!
If you are reading here, Lies, then I hope you enjoy this book!
Really interesting book. Sometimes strange, sometimes sad, sometimes moving.
I am returning this book back to chamonix44 because I do not know any person who is a reader!
Book is back with me now. Thank you.
I will be releasing this lovely book soon for someone else to find, read and enjoy.
Journal Entry 14 by chamonix44 at Firezone Benzinepomp in Goor, Overijssel Netherlands on Sunday, August 25, 2013
Released 10 yrs ago (8/25/2013 UTC) at Firezone Benzinepomp in Goor, Overijssel Netherlands
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Hallo daar, gelukkige vinder!
Wat leuk dat je op deze pagina bent komen kijken. Als je dit leest, heb je een boek gevonden, zomaar een onverwacht kadootje van mij voor jou... Veel plezier ermee! Hierbij trouwens wat spelregels mbt bookcrossing:
1. Het zou fijn zijn als je meldt dat het veilig bij jou is. Dat mag gewoon in het Nederlands.
2. Daarna kun je het boek gaan lezen en als je wilt nog eens schrijven wat je ervan vond.
3. Mag het boek verder reizen, geef het dan door aan iemand anders, of laat het zomaar ergens weer achter, liefst op een veilige, droge plek. Je kunt via de bookcross-site ook weer melden waar je het hebt neergelegd, zodat anderen ernaar op zoek kunnen gaan...
TIP: Als je het boek op zijn reis wilt volgen, dan kun je je het beste aanmelden als nieuwe bookcrosser (www.bookcrossing.com). Het is erg leuk om erachter te komen hoe het met 'jouw' boek op z'n reis verder gaat!!
Ik zou het erg leuk vinden als je mij chamonix44 dan opgeeft als referent. Voor Nederlandse uitleg kun je terecht op de volgende site: www.bookcrossing.nl
If you are reading here, then I want to tell you that this is a FREE . book, and there are no catches! It is now yours! Please read on.....
If you are the finder of this book it would be nice if you could leave a message here to say that you have it. Do not worry because I don't want the book back. It is yours to keep if you want it. I just want to know it is now in safe hands.
Hello and congratulations!
You have not only found yourself a good book, but a whole community of book lovers dedicated to sharing books with each other and the world at large. I hope you'll stick around a bit and get to know BookCrossing --maybe even make a journal entry on this book. You may choose to remain anonymous or to join. If you do choose to join, I hope you'll consider using me, chamonix44 .as your referring member.
Feel free to read and keep this book, or to pass it on to a friend or even set it out "in the wild" for someone else to find like you did. If you do choose to join and journal, then you can watch the book as it travels- You'll be alerted by email each time someone makes another journal entry. It's all confidential (you're known only by your screen name and no one is ever given your e-mail address), free, and spam-free. Happy reading!
Wat leuk dat je op deze pagina bent komen kijken. Als je dit leest, heb je een boek gevonden, zomaar een onverwacht kadootje van mij voor jou... Veel plezier ermee! Hierbij trouwens wat spelregels mbt bookcrossing:
1. Het zou fijn zijn als je meldt dat het veilig bij jou is. Dat mag gewoon in het Nederlands.
2. Daarna kun je het boek gaan lezen en als je wilt nog eens schrijven wat je ervan vond.
3. Mag het boek verder reizen, geef het dan door aan iemand anders, of laat het zomaar ergens weer achter, liefst op een veilige, droge plek. Je kunt via de bookcross-site ook weer melden waar je het hebt neergelegd, zodat anderen ernaar op zoek kunnen gaan...
TIP: Als je het boek op zijn reis wilt volgen, dan kun je je het beste aanmelden als nieuwe bookcrosser (www.bookcrossing.com). Het is erg leuk om erachter te komen hoe het met 'jouw' boek op z'n reis verder gaat!!
Ik zou het erg leuk vinden als je mij chamonix44 dan opgeeft als referent. Voor Nederlandse uitleg kun je terecht op de volgende site: www.bookcrossing.nl
If you are reading here, then I want to tell you that this is a FREE . book, and there are no catches! It is now yours! Please read on.....
If you are the finder of this book it would be nice if you could leave a message here to say that you have it. Do not worry because I don't want the book back. It is yours to keep if you want it. I just want to know it is now in safe hands.
Hello and congratulations!
You have not only found yourself a good book, but a whole community of book lovers dedicated to sharing books with each other and the world at large. I hope you'll stick around a bit and get to know BookCrossing --maybe even make a journal entry on this book. You may choose to remain anonymous or to join. If you do choose to join, I hope you'll consider using me, chamonix44 .as your referring member.
Feel free to read and keep this book, or to pass it on to a friend or even set it out "in the wild" for someone else to find like you did. If you do choose to join and journal, then you can watch the book as it travels- You'll be alerted by email each time someone makes another journal entry. It's all confidential (you're known only by your screen name and no one is ever given your e-mail address), free, and spam-free. Happy reading!
