The Bonesetter's Daughter | 
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Books discussed:
Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn
Bewilderment by Richard Powers
The Radiance of the King by Camara Laye, James Kirkup(Translator)
The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan
Curtain Down at Her Majesty‘s: The Death of Queen Victoria in the Words of Those Who Were There by Stewart Richards
Jonathan Gibbs‘ A Personal Anthology blog
‘Three Miles Up‘ by Elizabeth Jane Howard
pickMy last catch-up review from August—this was my #AuthorAMonth pick for Amy Tan and I absolutely loved it. A beautifully told story about mothers and daughters, and about loving and forgiving family. I loved LuLing and her story from early 20th-century China to her immigration to the US. I found Ruth an extremely sympathetic character and loved to see how her relationship with and feelings about her mom evolved. Just a fantastic book.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
pickThe story of three women, grandmother, mother and daughter, set partially in China and partially in the US. It‘s beautiful and very emotionally sensitive, with interesting historical references. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
pickThis is a photograph of a fossil display of the Peking Man. The bones were discovered in a cave near Peking in 1929. In the story, Lu Ling explores the caves with her Precious Auntie, and takes bones for healing, before they became valuable to scientists. So much happens to Lu Ling before she comes to the US. Her daughter Rose,an American, helps her mother who is losing memory, and discovers the pages Lu Ling wrote about her past. @Soubhiville
pickI rarely read about pre-Communism China in a story that feels authentic, and the views of life for a woman at that time, and the discovery of hominin fossils in China, was the highlight of this book for me, though it was only a portion of the content. I‘d not read an Amy Tan book since high school, so this month‘s #authoramonth was a joy! This was also my #doublespin 🥳
pickSmall review blitz as I haven't posted any for a minute!! My goal for #AuthorAMonth this year has actually been to read books by each month's author that were already on my TBR. This one has been there since I read The Joy Luck Club several years ago & I was excited to finally have the motivation to pick it up!! Like the Joy Luck Club, this story was a lot about mother/daughter relationships. Tan's writing is beautiful & thought-provoking ⬇️
“So what‘s your favorite word?”
Hm, that‘s an excellent question.” He fell quiet, stroking his beard in thought.
Ruth was thrilled. He was probably groping for a word that was arcane and multisyllabic, one of those crossword items that could be confirmed only in the Oxford English Dictionary.
“Vapors,” he said at last. “
#authoramonth #amytan @Soubhiville
pickAmy Tan is a fantastic writer. I loved having an excuse to read another book by her. I loved the Chinese genealogy & historical fiction, the working in of the discovery of Peking Man, the mother-daughter relationships, and the growth and decline of the characters. LuLing was an irritating mother and I don‘t like reading about irritating characters but I put my trust in Amy Tan and it worked out just fine. #authoramonth #China #readingasia2021
Just finished for #AuthorAMonth. My first Amy Tan novel and I really enjoyed it. She is masterful at weaving complex multi-generational stories.
Early morning read.
Getting in the mindset to move my daughter into her dorm today for her first year of college. I am fortunate she got into one of the best private schools in Texas and it‘s only about five minutes from our house. But still, my world is going to turn upside down.
pickIn a remote mountain village where ghosts and tradition rule, LuLing grows up in the care of her mute Precious Auntie as the family endures a curse laid upon a relative known as the bonesetter. Compelling semi-biographical (Tan‘s Mom) **HF
Tan is amazing with language
#authoramonth2021 @Soubhiville
#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
I‘m finally back to reading three books at a time: one IRL book (tagged), one ebook (right), and an audiobook. But I have a confounding problem. The main characters, modern women, in the two above each have a close female friend in whom they confide. After even a day, I can‘t remember what was confided with which friend. I can‘t keep them straight! Both are challenge reads so I can‘t put either off. Hopefully my brain will eventually sort it out.
I finally picked my book for #authoramonth. I‘m not very far into it but it‘s already very compelling. I feel my reading slump may be easing up. @Soubhiville
pickBeautiful story about 3 generations of women navigating secrets, history, family, and complicated mother/daughter relationships. It's been many years since I've read a novel but Amy Tan, but she definitely has a specific niche. Enjoyed this one for #authoramonth @Soubhiville
Both of these are on sale today on Kindle for $1.99. Thought someone may want a copy for #authoramonth. :)
Day 2 #QuotsyJul21 #object
“All objects exist in a moment of time.”
Amy Tan, The Bonesetter‘s Daughter
Another great author I'm shouting about I have read most of her books and they are great.
#womensday #reading #authorappreciation #femaleauthor #females #readingthelibrary #readyforthefuture #readathon #readingmyownbooks #chineseauthor #booknerd #bookworm #librarybook
pickWhat a Book! My first Amy Tan book. I am so happy I read this. I can't wait to read another one for May Book Club. 🥰
To learn about the history, superstitions and stories from that erra, all intertwined into her story.
pickBook 17
I listened to this book that I had previously partially-read. I love Tan's books. The first half of the novel is about a Chinese-American woman coming to know her mother's story now that her mom has been diagnosed with dementia. The second half of the book is set in the past, about the mom getting to know her own mother's story also too late to show appreciation to her mother. Well-written. About love and family. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
so-soJust not my type of book really, my mum has wanted me to read it for years aswell. Enjoyed the style of writing but the actual story was boring
#Booked2020 #Fall #BottomofyourTBR #MountTBR (book 34)
pick#Doublespin
Ruth and her mother, LuLing, have always had a strained relationship. As an adult, caring for elderly LuLing, Ruth learns more about her mother's life that explains why.
This book has three parts. It starts with present day Ruth; pre-revolutionary China; and back to present. I would have liked to read more about LuLing in China, but the anchoring of present Ruth rounded out the story well.
@TheAromaofBooks
pickSome secrets need to be told, especially if Alzheimer's is creeping up on a person. LuLing has always had a strained relationship with her daughter Ruth. Worlds collide when Ruth accepts an Alzheimer's diagnosis but is rocked when she finds out that the discrepancies in LuLing's birthdate are revealed in a manuscript written in Chinese, along with her early years and family secrets.
An absolutely incredible story!
Summer update:
The girls and I have been at the lake for about six weeks. I brought a decent amount of books with me and have acquired many more since we‘ve been here. The books on the bottom shelf on the left are what I‘ve finished in print so far, minus one or two books I‘ve lent out. Excited to see how many more I read before summer ends.
Finished this quarter of #booked2020 🙌🏻🙌🏻
The Bonesetter‘s Daughter #panasianauthor
The Rabbit Queen #animaloncover
The Lewis Man #tartannoir
Rust #parentandchildmemoir
Man‘s Search for Meaning #aboutgenocide
David Spade is Almost Interesting #makesyoulol
Getting some reading done with @Mdargusch ‘s little gremlin, Yo-yo. He‘s the king of snuggles.
pick5 stars ✨ This book was so good!! Deep and sad but there were some light-hearted moments too if you loved joy luck club written by the same author Amy tan please give it a try
Starting
pickExcellent!! Highly recommended! Amy Tan is in a class all of her own.
“The Doppler Effect of Communication”: There is always distortion between what a speaker says and what a listener wants it to mean. “The Centrifugal Force of Arguments”: The farther you move from the core of the problem, the faster the situation spins out of control. #Communication #QuotsyDec19
#wanderingjune
Many options for #chinagirl as I‘ve read almost every novel by Amy Tan - thinking about this made me realise I need to read more Chinese writers in translation. Reccs welcome!
On a side note, the woman in Bowie‘s video for this song is Geeling Ng, an Aucklander that I met once years ago as she ran a couple of restaurants. She famously had a short affair with him and said he was a lovely man. 😍
Huge score at a used book sale today! It was fill a box for 10$ and I took them at their word! Book haul posts to follow 😀
Gus had to thoroughly inspect the books and the box. Callie just wanted the box. #catsofLitsy
“A mother is always the beginning. She is how things begin.”
#QuotsyNov18 | 24:#Origin
📷: Made with Typorama
Taking a little break from housework to enjoy this gem this afternoon 💎❤️
"She wanted to tell her mother "I'm sorry," and "I forgive you" too."
Too real. Probably for most of us. ?
Two of the books I mooched arrived today! 😍
#bookmooch #bookhaul
Thank you @Dolly !!!! I love everything you put in the basket including the adorable white chocolate bunnies! Lydia's giraffe is not pictured because she's busy with it 😂. You did an amazing job stalking me. Thank you for the books, the treats, and ESPECIALLY the gorgeous hand made bookmarks you sent! I can't wait until I can curl up and read these! #easterbasketswap
1. Amy Tan. I just love her!
2. 1969, to see the Beatles in concert before they broke up.
3. Rebel Wilson or Melissa McCarthy
4. I‘m not sure who has played, I‘m late on the draw today! Anyone that would like to! 💜 @JenlovesJT47 #tuesdaytidbits
"A mother is always the beginning. She is how things begin"
I love this #QuotsyFeb18 challenge by @TK-421 and when I saw the prompt #shelter for today I thought of this quote by Amy Tan. Aren't mothers the best shelter there is?
So while at a local used bookstore I totally nerded out and convinced @knittedgnome to join Litsy 😀 so let's give her some #litsylove 😊 also here's my #bookhaul #bookmarkhaul from while I was there #MummphysBookNook #MittenLitten #catbookmarks #birdbookmark #squirrelbookmark #3Dbookmarks
@LitsyHappenings
TOKYO USED BOOKSTORE HAUL - BOOK 2 OF 15
I don't think I ever got around to reading any of her stuff, and this gorgeous oversized softcover jumped off the shelf. So now maybe it's finally time!
Wow, what a dedication. I'm really looking forward to starting this ebook tonight as it's been on my tbr forever! The only other Amy Tan I've read is Joy Luck Club which I loved and I have a great feeling about this one 😊
The perfect time to catch up on some Kindle reads. Top two rows are for a reading challenge. I've got potato chips and cookies and Diet Coke. Ready for #reademandeatathon
