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?"
Dear Edward was her January pick,
ReplyDeleteLast month was Everything is Beautiful,
Jenna Bush Hager, that is.
Correction Everything Beautiful In it’s Time.
ReplyDeleteMarch is “Lovers and Writers”
Correction Writers and Lovers!
ReplyDeleteDon’t listen to anything I say lol
ReplyDeleteVictoria,
But just who is Jenna?
I want to read "Dear Edward."
And is "Writers And Lovers" a novel?
She is the daughter of former president Bush.
ReplyDeleteAnd one of the hosts of the Today show.
It is a novel by Lily King!
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ReplyDeleteVictoria,
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!
ReplyDeleteVictoira,
If I can still get into a bookstore,
I will have to give it a try!
Gwyneth did have a book club a few years ago lol
ReplyDeleteIt was a cookbook club, if I remember correctly!!
ReplyDeleteVictoria,
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!