- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: William Morrow & Company; 1 edition (9 Feb 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0061771279
- ISBN-13: 978-0061771279
- Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 14.8 x 2.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 517,320 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Awesome read about life in new Beijing!
14 Feb 2010
Format:Paperback
This book just shot up to be one of my favorites. As someone who has worked in China and is a big fan of all its many types of food, I can definitely say this work is a perfect mix of great reading, interesting facts, and with a story that keeps you up all night just to see what happens next.
I think the book fills a real void in something that I'm always interested in hearing about: what is it like for someone coming from another country to experience the "real China?" Too many books focus on China's history, politics, foreign relations, etc. This work, however, allows the reader to really "feel" what it is like to live as someone who has just landed, unprepared, and is thrown into the wild new world of emerging Beijing.
Mah has an excellent knack for pulling in the reader. This books is one of those reads that makes me pass up on heading out of my house just so I can read another chapter. The author's descriptions of sights, smells, and people is spot on. You can't get a better understanding of what's it's like in Beijing!
The recipes leave your mouth watering and the story as a whole is fun. The main character is hilarious and her experiences as a transplanted New Yorker are fantastic. I think this should be required reading for anyone heading to China or anyone who wants to know what it's like to live overseas.
I think the book fills a real void in something that I'm always interested in hearing about: what is it like for someone coming from another country to experience the "real China?" Too many books focus on China's history, politics, foreign relations, etc. This work, however, allows the reader to really "feel" what it is like to live as someone who has just landed, unprepared, and is thrown into the wild new world of emerging Beijing.
Mah has an excellent knack for pulling in the reader. This books is one of those reads that makes me pass up on heading out of my house just so I can read another chapter. The author's descriptions of sights, smells, and people is spot on. You can't get a better understanding of what's it's like in Beijing!
The recipes leave your mouth watering and the story as a whole is fun. The main character is hilarious and her experiences as a transplanted New Yorker are fantastic. I think this should be required reading for anyone heading to China or anyone who wants to know what it's like to live overseas.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Stuck with me
23 Feb 2010
Format:Paperback
It's been a while where a book captured my attention and stuck with me like this one did. I picked it up on a new release table and tossed it into my bag to read during an air flight. Well, I didn't want to stop reading even after my flight landed. Her voice reminds me some of Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones and perhaps, I could really relate to her as I am Chinese American also. The descriptions are intriguing and the characters are often funny and flawed. Some parts could have flowed a bit better transition wise, but overall the story was captivating. Her depiction of the expat life of her glamorous sister and pals was well done as well as the lives of her free spirited and fun loving colleagues from work. Hope Ms Mah writes more books...I am a fan!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
a real page-turner
26 Feb 2010
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I really enjoyed this book. I couldn't put it down, and when it was over, I wanted more. It's a fun story about a young Chinese American New Yorker, who, upon getting sacked from the dog-eat-dog world of fashion magazine publishing and dumped by her on-and-off boyfriend, decides to take off and go stay with her sister in Beijing. Adventure, romance and hilariousness ensue, horizons are broadened, and meaning is found. Although everyone would enjoy this book--it's got a bit of everything and reads a bit like a movie (in a good way)--as a Chinese American woman about the same age as the protagonist, I sunk comfortably into the familiarity of her experience and existence, imagining myself in her shoes, laughing and almost crying as she deftly described the challenges of 2nd generation Chinese Americanhood.
Read this book! You won't regret it!
Read this book! You won't regret it!
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