Bless the Bride

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Bless the Bride | Rhys Bowen

21 #38 Will Daniel and Molly finally marry? 😉

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Chili

Bless the Bride | Rhys Bowen

Another TBR read finished finished. #WinterGames2020
#ReadNosedReundeer

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StayCurious Yay! Good job! 3y

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suzisteffen

Bless the Bride | Rhys Bowen

so-so

This one is interesting because Rhys Bowen is trying hard to walk a delicate line between modern readers learning about New York‘s Chinatown and the US‘s horrible Exclusion Act, and modern readers hating Molly and other characters for their deep and disgusting racism. I do believe that‘s balanced here, combined with the oncoming rush of Molly & Daniel‘s wedding, but it‘s definitely iffy. (A little more in the comments.) (pic from nycchinatown.org)

Chrissyreadit What made this so so? Was it well written? Interesting? Difficult topic? 5y

suzisteffen @Chrissyreadit I am pretty sure I addressed that in the original post. 5y

suzisteffen @Chrissyreadit BUT! I did say I was going to say more. See next few comments. 5y

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suzisteffen Here‘s the good thing: While Molly herself thinks a few somewhat racist thoughts, she is quickly disabused by other people (in Chinatown), and her natural inclination to sympathize with other immigrants is helpful to her. She interviews others and finds almost all of them invariably racist AF, *except* for some other Irish women who are married to Chinese men. 5y

suzisteffen Molly doesn‘t know much about US history (or any history), which is useful to readers of the series in general as we learn (if we didn‘t know much) along with Molly. For instance, people who aren‘t aware of the Chinese Exclusion Act or the ways that white immigrants and USians alike treated Chinese immigrants would learn a lot. 5y

suzisteffen So perhaps this is a pick, but I‘m uneasy about it all. If one does read this, I think it‘d be great to read

The Making of Asian America: A History

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suzisteffen

Bless the Bride | Rhys Bowen

This one is earlier in the Molly Murphy series than the one I just read. I‘m no fan of Daniel‘s mother (or Daniel, in some cases), but I look forward to Sid and Gus as bridesmaids! 🇨🇮🕵️‍♀️👒💍 #mystery

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Bless the Bride | Rhys Bowen

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The mysteries in the Molly Murphy series won't blow your mind, but they take you on an interesting journey through 1900s NY. Each book since Vol. 7 is better than the last and it's the same with Vol. 10: Molly & Daniel bicker less, show more character-development and are finally allowed to marry, (hopefully) giving the series much needed breathing-room. Also kudos to Bowen for trying to earnestly portray anti-chinese attitudes of the era.

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