http://www.lovelylittleshelf.com/2010/07/05/review-the-namesake/ Thu, 9 Feb 2012 02:16:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.lovelylittleshelf.com/2010/07/05/review-the-namesake/comment-page-1/#comment-681 Jennie Booth Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:22:56 +0000 http://www.lovelylittleshelf.com/?p=703#comment-681 This is on my spreadsheet for the SuBC immigration 25 point task...glad to hear it is good! This is on my spreadsheet for the SuBC immigration 25 point task…glad to hear it is good!

]]> http://www.lovelylittleshelf.com/2010/07/05/review-the-namesake/comment-page-1/#comment-673 Mrs. DeRaps Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:58:13 +0000 http://www.lovelylittleshelf.com/?p=703#comment-673 I loved this book (and the movie). Like you, I thought that it went beyond the typical immigration story. The writing was superb--As is her collection of short stories. This novel reminded me a little of Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club, only without the joy, the luck, and the club. Maybe it was the whole mother/ daughter thing versus the father/ son. I don't know. But, it was awesome. I'd read anything that she wrote! I loved this book (and the movie). Like you, I thought that it went beyond the typical immigration story. The writing was superb–As is her collection of short stories. This novel reminded me a little of Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club, only without the joy, the luck, and the club. Maybe it was the whole mother/ daughter thing versus the father/ son. I don’t know. But, it was awesome. I’d read anything that she wrote!

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