tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post1574200347086333418..comments2024-03-02T20:13:07.434+00:00Comments on Tiny Library: Girl In Translation by Jean KwokSam (Tiny Library)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-59052393451945117482011-10-07T22:35:16.624+01:002011-10-07T22:35:16.624+01:00Linda, sorry about that issue with comments, I don...Linda, sorry about that issue with comments, I don't know what was causing it! Glad that it sorted itself out in the end :)Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-79893388000172074242011-10-05T12:28:06.147+01:002011-10-05T12:28:06.147+01:00Well, my comment has just get posted to-day so I w...Well, my comment has just get posted to-day so I will continue to post my comments.<br />Thanks for the review on this book as I was looking at it in a bookshop recently, but didn't buy it. Maybe I will get it out of the library sometime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-25045964658438649412011-10-05T12:24:27.818+01:002011-10-05T12:24:27.818+01:00Sam - just to let you know my comment is not
showi...Sam - just to let you know my comment is not<br />showing up for some reason. I've waited a day to see if it shows up, but no joy. Hope you get this message this time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-73856448224970772682011-10-05T11:40:37.687+01:002011-10-05T11:40:37.687+01:00Willa, I still think it's worth a read, if onl...Willa, I still think it's worth a read, if only for the beginning parts.<br /><br />Susan, I know what you mean! Sometimes downbeat books can get a bit much.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-48073375958736552852011-10-04T21:51:02.738+01:002011-10-04T21:51:02.738+01:00This sounds like a worthwhile book. I'll have ...This sounds like a worthwhile book. I'll have to add it to my list. I've been reading a lot of downbeat books lately though, so I'm going to read some more happy books first. I need a break.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567954521782974033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-81950210550579268282011-10-04T20:05:07.658+01:002011-10-04T20:05:07.658+01:00Great review Sam, I really liked the sound of this...Great review Sam, I really liked the sound of this book until the part about the epilogue. Not sure I would be able to deal with it so probably won't go on my TBR. Appreciate the honest review :-)Willahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01901628974325954428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-30510007237680746862011-10-04T09:26:56.728+01:002011-10-04T09:26:56.728+01:00Shannon, sounds like you'll have a different p...Shannon, sounds like you'll have a different perspective on it to me. In the book, Kim and her family leave Hong Kong just before it is returned to mainland China.<br /><br />Natalie - It was thought provoking, for me especially on the issue of poverty in modern society.<br /><br />Bookspersonally - Yes, the dual identity angle was interesting, especially as it forced a wedge between Kim and her Mum.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-87198776918649559162011-10-04T02:05:37.129+01:002011-10-04T02:05:37.129+01:00sounds like a really interesting read - the dual i...sounds like a really interesting read - the dual identity angle sounds especially intriguing. glad to learn of this one.bookspersonallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05776600422633283514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-11558132551563424402011-10-04T01:43:58.909+01:002011-10-04T01:43:58.909+01:00Sounds like a very thought-provoking story - I hav...Sounds like a very thought-provoking story - I haven't considered this before, but I might have to check this one out!Natalie~Coffee and a Book Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369504951819517390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-68609535048385326262011-10-04T01:22:50.236+01:002011-10-04T01:22:50.236+01:00I've picked up this book the last few times I&...I've picked up this book the last few times I've been in bookstores, but I haven't purchased it yet. I think I'll have to read it now. Thank you for the recommendation!<br /><br />Most of my students are recent immigrants to Hong Kong from Mainland China. It will be very interesting to read about an HK immigrant in the US.Shannon Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375300716238391523noreply@blogger.com