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Saving Fish from Drowning

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few weeks ago
A beautiful, heartbreaking story aobut the human spirit ... sorry if that's the mother of all literary cliches, but it's quite applicable. Deceased art patron Bibi Chen follows her friends as they travel in "the footsteps of the Buddha" (though Buddhism is not a main emphasis in the book) with an inexperienced but eager-to-please tour leader. Each character is developed and explained masterfully,...more
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few weeks ago
This book was very.. interesting. I've seen where Amy Tan got very bad reviews by some people simply because they couldn't finish the book. This book could have been divided into two separate books since the middle of it brings in a new plot all together, and it all ends very abruptly. Bibi Chen is a chinese-american who planned a trip to Myanmar with her friends in San Francisco, but is found...more
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few weeks ago
Amy Tan hits it out of the ballpark again. I didn't enjoy this one quite as much as some of her others, because I love the way she usually weaves intricate histories into a present storyline. This one doesn't have as much of that, but it reveals a subtle satirical voice I didn't know she had. And I do love the way she plays with the reader in this one, but I can't say too much about that without...more
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few weeks ago
I've enjoyed other works by this author, so when it started out slow I kept thinking "be patient." By the time I had given up on the book I was almost finished so I went on out of obligation. It's not a bad book, but I didn't enjoy it. I found it difficult to keep track of the characters throughout the first half of the book. Despite being on a tour of Burma, there isn't much character...more
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few weeks ago
i began reading this while on a trip to china and had to eventually make a list of all the characters because i wasn't reading frequently enough to keep them all straight! But eventually i had more time and then i felt myself transformed onto their trip. i love amy tan and will pretty much read anything she has written or will write! i love the use of a ghost writer. . . gives insight we would...more
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  • ISBN-10: 078627378X
  • ISBN-13: 9780786273782
  • ISBN-10: 1594131627
  • ISBN-13: 9781594131622
  • ISBN-10: 1405613009
  • ISBN-13: 9781405613002
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