How to Be an American Housewife | 
pickShoko was a 3rd-grader an atomic bomb was dropped less than 50 miles from her home but grew up to marry an American soldier and migrate to America. I wonder how many migrants leave their histories behind when they cross borders, but yet never quite embrace their new culture. Hopefully, their children,if even grown, have the opportunity to learn who it is their parents really are.
bailedDNF @ 30 pages.
The writing style‘s my biggest issue. It‘s VERY amateurish & poorly written. It doesn‘t flow at all & skips a bit w/out any transition or context. I also couldn‘t stand the narrator, specifically the mother. Her wholly passive aggressive & self-entitled attitude made me wanna throw this out the window. I was planning on reading more before deciding to give in, but I‘m not enjoying it at all. Don‘t wanna risk another slump.
Starting this today! It‘s an #OwnVoices novel that is inspired by the author‘s mother‘s life, who was a Japanese woman that came to the States circa WWII era. That‘s all I really know about it. It‘s been on my TBR forever so I‘m happy to finally be reading it. 🙂
#litsygram #diversebooks #chicklit #historicalfiction #japaneselit
Pro tip... Don't be like me tonight and yell at your husband. 🤦♀️
In happier news.... one of my #bookmarkswap packages arrived! Love the little Boston and the handful of feathers! Thanks @mdm139 and I hope you're feeling better! I'm impressed you got this out so quickly with 2 young kids and pneumonia! ❤️
pickI enjoyed this! It is about a Japanese woman who married an American after WWII. It's told half from her point of view when she is older and half from her daughter's POV.
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pickBeautiful and well written. Highly recommend.
Some of these are only partially set in Asia or in a futuristic Asia, I need to read some more in this area. Going to expand my TBR (again) after reading your choices for this hashtag today Littens!! #setinasia #somethingforsept #septemberphotochallenge
bailedI am trying to read books outside of my usual fantasy/Sci-fi/YA genre...But I didn't finish this in time for book club so I'm bailing. I was learning a lot. It may have changed in style once told from the daughters POV. Mostly it made me feel sad though, and I don't need anything else making me sad!
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sue is the daughter of a Japanese mother and American GI father. When her mother can't travel back to Japan she goes and learns so much about her mother and family. I really liked this book.
