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Girl in Translation

Friday, February 11th, 2011

Girl in TranslationI highly recommend Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok. I assure you that when you start reading this book, your work, family, and house will be neglected as it’s very hard to put it down. I used to work near china town in New York and was always amazed by the Chinese culture. I was impressed that they look out for each other and are such a close knit society. Jean Kwok shattered this impression by revealing that irrespective of our origin, all of us tend to look out for ourselves first and sometime at the cost of others.

This book did inspire me to instill traits in my sons such as honesty and hard work. These are the two traits that helped Kimberly fulfill her dreams despite of unconducive environment. I wish Hollywood will make a movie based on this novel.

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Pride and Prejudice

Saturday, September 18th, 2010

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51U50ZHYY3L._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpgI had read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin when I was in school in India. Also, I had watched a movie based on the book, Pride and Prejudice. I had enjoyed it a lot. I still remembered the story but I wanted to read it again and this time I wanted to read the original version. I wasn’t sure if I am going to enjoy it this time as I know the story very well. Also, it’s actually a very simple story. To my surprise, I had a new understanding and I enjoyed it much more than ever before.

In India, there was a TV series that was based on Pride and Prejudice but applied to Indian life. It was so wonderful that I feel like watching it again. Pride and Prejudice is an amazing story that will never get old and applies to all cultures in all countries. No wonder it is a classic!

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Danielle Steele and John Grisham

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

I love classics and non-fictions. Sometimes it gets too much and I need a light fiction to break the cycle. My two favorite authors are Danielle Steele and John Grisham. I have read almost all books written by John Grisham. In fact, my husband and I love hearing audio books by John Grisham on long drives. His audio books are one of the common things that we love to hear together. One of the main reasons that we love John Grisham audio books is that the language is good enough to hear it with kids in the car. Danielle Steele is something that I enjoy as it’s a little womanly.

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The Inheritance of Loss

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

Among SchoolchildrenThe first half of The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai was hard to read. I just could not understand the point of the story. My mother-in-law recommended it to me and so, I kept on reading. After finishing the book, I felt that the last half or may be just the last quarter of the book was interesting. I’m glad that I read it but I think that I’ll forget about this book very easily over the years.

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Thank You for All Things

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

Thank You for All ThingsI enjoyed Thank You for All Things by Sandra Kring because of the lesson I learned from the story: there is little good and little bad in everyone and sometimes the bad is dominant. That’s when we need to make an effort to see the good in that person. That’s easier said than done. It was only Lucy who could see the good in her grandfather and be so forgiving. I could completely relate to Lucy’s mother as I know how it feels to witness your father hit your mother. It’s one of the worst things a child can witness. I pray I evolve to become as forgiving. I’ll remember this story forever.

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