2009 Reading #34: Bridge of Birds

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Books 1-10.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
31. Dôra, Doralina by Rachel de Queiroz.
32. The Mercenaries by Donald E. Westlake.
33. A Faint Cold Fear by Karin Slaughter.

34. Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart (Part One of the Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox). At the end of Odyssey our class put together a list of recommended reading, three from

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I'm picturing Number Ten as much bigger than Jackie--someone just described him as having "arms like logs." Not sure who would be as good on film as Jackie, though.

I'm reading The Story of the Stone right now; so far I like it but not as much as Bridge of Birds.

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James Hong, all the way.

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Yeah! Chow does some amazing effects stuff as a director, too. Maybe someone ought to put the book in front of him.