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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Highly Recommended, But Influenced By Celeste Nig!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


                                             Now, Celeste, dears, is not a bad author to be influenced by, but, as the story was closing in on me as I read it, I could not help but recalling Ng's first novel, "Everything I Never Told You."  You can bet jean Kwok read and was influenced by it.

                                                 Which does not mean "Searching For Sylvie Lee" is bad; far from it.  In addition to the mystery of this person's disappearance, the reader gets plenty of cultural tension and familial secrets that just about explode at the climax, and left me staggered.  It almost made me want to go back and read it again, to put together all the pieces of the puzzle I did not at all see first assembling before my eyes.

                                                     An extremely satisfying read, which I recommend to all.

                                                     Now--someone please tell me--Who the hell is this Jenna, in "Reading With Jenna?"

10 comments:

Victoria said...

Dear Edward was her January pick,
Last month was Everything is Beautiful,

Jenna Bush Hager, that is.

Victoria said...

Correction Everything Beautiful In it’s Time.
March is “Lovers and Writers”

Victoria said...

Correction Writers and Lovers!
Don’t listen to anything I say lol

The Raving Queen said...


Victoria,
But just who is Jenna?
I want to read "Dear Edward."
And is "Writers And Lovers" a novel?

Victoria said...

She is the daughter of former president Bush.
And one of the hosts of the Today show.

Victoria said...

It is a novel by Lily King!

The Raving Queen said...


Victoria,
I had no idea. I had forgotten
about Jenna Bush, and never made
the connection. And I hardly
ever watch "Today."

I wonder, will Beyoncé have a
book club next?

And pleas, not Gwyneth Paltrow!

The Raving Queen said...


Victoira,

If I can still get into a bookstore,
I will have to give it a try!

Victoria said...

Gwyneth did have a book club a few years ago lol
It was a cookbook club, if I remember correctly!!

The Raving Queen said...


Victoria,
I vaguely remember this.
Of course it would be a cook book,
not literature.
And does she think she can compare
herself to Julia Child? No way!