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‘Amy Tan is definitely a guru on life, love and imagination.’ Cosmopolitan
‘Amy Tan both comforts and surprises us. She gives us romance and questions it. She gives us home and makes it a lost home. She gives us China and America, and questions the value of each. All told in an elegant, humorous language, full of wit and mystery.’ Guardian
‘Could there be a better model for writers today than Amy Tan? She tells great stories with powerful themes: love, belonging, exile, death, compassion. She moves easily between pathos, comedy and joy.’ Scotland on Sunday
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'Amy Tan is definitely a guru on life, love and imagination.' Cosmopolitan 'Amy Tan both comforts and surprises us. She gives us romance and questions it. She gives us home and makes it a lost home. She gives us China and America, and questions the value of each. All told in an elegant, humorous language, full of wit and mystery.' Guardian 'Could there be a better model for writers today than Amy Tan? She tells great stories with powerful themes: love, belonging, exile, death, compassion. She moves easily between pathos, comedy and joy.' Scotland on Sunday
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As a huge fan of Tan's novels I have always felt a certain affinity with this author, empathising with the joy and sadness in her novels and wondering how much truth lay just beneath the surface.
It was a real treat, therefore, to discover that she had decided to write a memoir: finally, we can read the real stories that informed and shaped the fiction; we can catch a glimpse of the horror, pain, pleasure and excitement of a half-american, half-chinese upbringing; we can meet the mother, sisters, husband and friends of one of literature's most famous names; and best of all, we can lose ourselves in another wonderful book from our favorite author.
I almost never read non-fiction so be assured that this is as much of a treat as any of her novels. I shall be giving it to so many people this Christmas.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have read a couple of Amy Tan's fiction books and enjoyed them immensely. I was, in fact, given this book by a cousin who noticed I was reading "Saving Fish from Drowning".
I liked the idea of a non-fiction book by an author who has obviously had an interesting life but found the language too rambling and too elaborate. The same style I think is perfect for fiction but I prefer non-fiction to be much more straightforward and not spen so much time talking around the story.
I'll read more of her novels but would avoid any other autobiographical works.
I liked the idea of a non-fiction book by an author who has obviously had an interesting life but found the language too rambling and too elaborate. The same style I think is perfect for fiction but I prefer non-fiction to be much more straightforward and not spen so much time talking around the story.
I'll read more of her novels but would avoid any other autobiographical works.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Unlike the other reviews, I would not say this is either Amy Tans 'best' or 'worst' book - it's different in that it is autobiographical (not fiction) and consists of much shorter pieces. When I picked this up, I didn't realise it wasn't fiction, and I am not a particular fan of short pieces of writing. HOWEVER - this is an amazing book that gives a wonderful insight into Amy Tans (extraordinary) life. Some of it is dramatic (getting caught in floods) and traumatic (her experience of a close friends murder). It also examines the experience of what it is to be writer, and her piece on reading her own 'Cliff notes' is very funny. Definitely worth a read....
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A bit lazy
Having enjoyed Amy Tans fiction, I was looking forward to reading her accounts of all those real-life experiences that inspired her books. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Rattikate
Youy need to read her novels first
I read this book for a book group and I definitely feel that it looses a lot if you haven't read previous books written by this author. Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2007 by DubaiReader
Repetive and rambling
First let me say, I'm a big fan of Amy Tan's fiction books. They are truly amazing and totally absorb you into her world I've read them all and so I was excited to find she had... Read more
Published on 3 Jan 2005 by K. Burman
The best yet
This again like the others is a collection of stories or rather experiences. Amy Tan as ever keeps the reader captivated with the book. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2004 by S. Mepani
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