Comments | iampoohie: Need book recommendations for trip

iampoohie

Need book recommendations for trip

Jun 13, 2008 20:28

Need something to keep my brain occupied during my next 12 hour flight ( Read more... )

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a few off the top of my head... xoxoblythe June 14 2008, 04:13:35 UTC

The Three-Inch Golden Lotus by Chi Tsai Feng
Wild Meat And the Bully Burgers by Lois-Ann Yamanaka
A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo

Re: a few off the top of my head... xoxoblythe June 14 2008, 04:17:20 UTC

i also have a few erotica recommendations but you may get a little hot & bothered on the plane

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Re: a few off the top of my head... iampoohie July 17 2008, 05:51:44 UTC

LOL, hey! how did i miss your recommendations Linda! Please give me those erotica titles XD

Re: a few off the top of my head... xoxoblythe July 19 2008, 16:17:09 UTC

On a Bed of Rice - a collection of erotica short stories written by Asian-American writers. Not all are good stories (some are just plain weird), but most are well-written. I think you'll enjoy it.

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borninjeans June 14 2008, 04:56:59 UTC

Darn. Excluding sci-fi and romance really ruined my recommendations. Heh. /fan-fic geek

An American cousin of mine, who always told me I was unsympathetic about growing up Asian-American and their minority complexes, made me read this:
http://www.amazon.com/Turning-Japanese-Memoirs-David-Mura/dp/0385423446

Although it didn't make me completely understand what it's like to live as a minority practically your whole life, it did make me understand my cousins better. It's a pretty old book, but since it's about the author's adventures in Japan, it might interest you to see familiar places as well.

iampoohie July 17 2008, 05:54:46 UTC

I swear I bought this book but it never arrived. I was looking forward to reading it too. humph. Maybe I'll catch up on some Jane Austen. Then we can gabber all about them. The title you first recommend is...?

andreags June 14 2008, 17:25:55 UTC

Wild Sheep Chase or Wind-up Bird Chronicles by Haruki Murakami.

Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins.

iampoohie July 17 2008, 05:52:29 UTC

Oh I bought Jitterbug Perfume and am reading it now :) Thanks Andrea.

buenagirl June 16 2008, 01:15:34 UTC

I just finished "The Fortune Cookie Chronicles" about Chinese food in America. It's fun and kinda sad. I could mail it to you if you're interested.

I really love "Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China". It's a true account of 3 generations of women in a family and how they dealt with the political upheaval in China. Really incredible!

I've also heard really good things about the "3 in lotus" that Linda mentioned.

That is all from your "Asian wanna-be" friend :P

iampoohie July 17 2008, 05:53:33 UTC

I've read wild swans and I really loved it! Along the same lines, I recommend Fallen Leaves. (I'm real bad at replies huh?) but I inted to read all of these recommendations especially Linda's.