tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post3138072118302476756..comments2024-03-28T14:10:50.561-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: Shanghai Girls by Lisa SeeCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-73028914817139944422009-05-28T09:33:21.365-07:002009-05-28T09:33:21.365-07:00Blodeuedd--Not many writers can appeal to a reader...Blodeuedd--Not many writers can appeal to a reader's olfactory sense! :)<br /><br />Meghan--Although I preferred the scenes in Shanghai, too, I did enjoy the Los Angeles Chinatown segments. I've driven or walked through a few American cities' Chinatowns, and I felt See gave me a feeling of what it was like to live in them during that time period.<br /><br />Beth--Thanks!<br /><br />Kathy--You may not find them irritating!<br /><br />Jackie--By all means, read Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. It's a marvelous book!<br /><br />Johanna--I'm glad you're enjoying my blog. Thanks so much for stopping by! Of course we have the right to stop reading a book we don't like! ;) I used to have a similar problem, but I must be getting old and cranky because it's a problem no more. Reading time is precious. Why waste it on a book you're not enjoying?<br /><br />As far as my best picks...I have a tab up at the top, "2009 A+ Reads", that will show you the books I've loved the most this year.<br /><br />Belle--Thank you. I preferred the Shanghai scenes, but found the American ones very interesting in their own way.<br /><br />Jen--That's perfectly all right. It would be rather boring if we all liked the same books!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-69109111222134762822009-05-28T09:20:00.867-07:002009-05-28T09:20:00.867-07:00I just don't think I would enjoy this one. It does...I just don't think I would enjoy this one. It doesn't really appeal to me :(Ladytink_534https://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-72906912529690426102009-05-27T19:12:42.008-07:002009-05-27T19:12:42.008-07:00This is one of the best reviews of this book that ...This is one of the best reviews of this book that I've read, Cathy. I've been on the fence about it. I think I would like the Shanghai part, not so sure about the part in America, and I find it tough to keep reading, too, if I don't like the characters.Bellehttp://msbookish.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-89430345533938823102009-05-27T13:48:44.621-07:002009-05-27T13:48:44.621-07:00Hi! I just happened upon your blog and am enjoyin...Hi! I just happened upon your blog and am enjoying it immensely! I am also an avid reader and perhaps what caught my attention first was your reader bill of rights...do we REALLY have the right to stop reading a book we don't like? :) I've always had a problem with that one, I always feel obligated once I've opened the cover...<br /><br />Anyway, I find your insights thought provoking on how a really devoted reader processes and thinks about the books she reads. As a writer, I tend to be swept away by words and characters and often not analyze what worked and didn't. Interesting! <br /><br />I will come back to hear your best picks!<br /><br />JohannaJosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891614490103342485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-54916843324416488782009-05-27T06:30:50.833-07:002009-05-27T06:30:50.833-07:00I've got The Snow Flower and The Secret Fan here, ...I've got The Snow Flower and The Secret Fan here, so I guess I should read that first. Great review though!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-22738974072245994172009-05-27T05:30:00.084-07:002009-05-27T05:30:00.084-07:00I'm looking forward to this one too - I hope I can...I'm looking forward to this one too - I hope I can overlook the irritating characters!bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-39638646547019183902009-05-27T05:05:49.753-07:002009-05-27T05:05:49.753-07:00I am looking forward to this one, even if it isn't...I am looking forward to this one, even if it isn't quite the same as the earlier See books. Great review.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-11322520352761966382009-05-27T01:30:11.518-07:002009-05-27T01:30:11.518-07:00I just finished this book myself and I sort of agr...I just finished this book myself and I sort of agree about the characters. I could see how both women had their problems, but it frustrated me that May took the high road and insisted that Pearl had it easy when neither of them ever had it easy.<br /><br />I loved the book when the characters were in Shanghai. I found the culture there to be fascinating and the characters more within their element. I liked it less when they were in America.Meghanhttp://chikune.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-83539806778058299482009-05-26T22:23:44.844-07:002009-05-26T22:23:44.844-07:00I do tend to be character driven too, so I guess I...I do tend to be character driven too, so I guess I too should read it for the smells of Shanghai :)Blodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.com