A. 4th of July was fun. Matthew and I went up on the roof and watched the fireworks with a glass of wine. Then we set off some of our own! heehee
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whats that book about? right now i'm obsessed with learning everything i can about history/politics of tibet and china. but to take a reprieve, i'm reading "dancing with the devil" in between "the search for the panchen lama".
The book is about a poor young girl in China during the 19th century, and her life. She gets her feet bound in the traditional manner, and is married off to someone she has never met. Snow Flower (from the title) is a friend of hers from another town. They write to each other in a secret "women's language" written on a fan. I think I find it all so interesting because her life is so foreign to anything I know. It's beautifully written and I really recommend it!
ooo... my friend liisa would love that book. i just told her to go read it.
"dancing with the devil" is about a women who survived a domestic violence situation. "search for panchen lama" is about that exactly. the panchen lama was kidnapped by the chinese government in the early 90s after the 14th dalai lama named him. its tied in with the tibetan struggle for freedom. he is still somewhere in china being held by the government.
i've just started reading "if i am missing or dead" once again about domestic violence/murder.
i only like to read true stories. the only fiction i read is some fanatsy i.e harry potter etc
I love true crime novels as well. My mom sent me the Snow Flower book and she usually has pretty good taste so I decided to try it. I'm captivated by novels set in Asia. Memoirs of a Geisha and Never Let Me Go (partially set in Asia) are two wonderful books. Well, maybe it's books set in other countries, because another one of my favorite books is set in Spain and it's called "Shadow of the Wind". The Panchen Lama book sounds really interesting, I've never never read anything set in Tibet... I think next on my reading list is Snow Falling on Cedars, I've heard such good things.
Matthew and I went up on the roof and watched the fireworks with a glass of wine. Then we set off some of our own! Hehe :D
I have a package ready for you, but I haven't weighed and stamped it yet. I guess I'll do that today and post it tomorrow, so it should be with you next week sometime :).
At the moment I'm reading 'The Post-Birthday World' by Lionel Shriver. I've not heard of the book you're reading before, who wrote it? xxx
Heehee, it was naughty but fun! At first I was really nervous that we were going to catch the roof on fire or blow off one of our fingers, but nothing drastic happened and it was super fun to watch! The book I'm reading is by Lisa See, and isn't very long...it's a really easy read. :) What is your book about? I can't wait for you package!!
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What are your books about?
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"dancing with the devil" is about a women who survived a domestic violence situation. "search for panchen lama" is about that exactly. the panchen lama was kidnapped by the chinese government in the early 90s after the 14th dalai lama named him. its tied in with the tibetan struggle for freedom. he is still somewhere in china being held by the government.
i've just started reading "if i am missing or dead" once again about domestic violence/murder.
i only like to read true stories. the only fiction i read is some fanatsy i.e harry potter etc
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Hehe :D
I have a package ready for you, but I haven't weighed and stamped it yet. I guess I'll do that today and post it tomorrow, so it should be with you next week sometime :).
At the moment I'm reading 'The Post-Birthday World' by Lionel Shriver. I've not heard of the book you're reading before, who wrote it?
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The book I'm reading is by Lisa See, and isn't very long...it's a really easy read. :) What is your book about?
I can't wait for you package!!
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The book I mentioned ... there's more info here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Post-birthday-World-Lionel-Shriver/dp/0007243413/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/203-0333993-2011947?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185898180&sr=8-1
I'm too lazy to explain the plot, hehe. But I'll write and post a review of it eventually :).
Did you get my package?
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