TweetI finally finished this novel, and I’m glad. Yes, it was good. Surprising, and well-written. But I just seemed to have trouble getting into it. But don’t get me wrong, you should definitely check it out, especially if you are interested in the Vietnam War. I guess my “stuck” feeling started on the first few [...]

TweetThis is one of those 1970’s style photo books. The kind with interesting photographs along with text (in this case handwritten). It’s very 70’s in that it explores what it is to be a woman, if a woman should live her life in the kitchen, etc. I feel that the feminist movement has done what [...]

TweetThis is a thought-provoking book about how our diet affects our daily life from emotional, physical and spiritual perspectives. I found a lot of myself in Annemarie. She was Dutch but lived in South America for most of her childhood and adolescence. Then she moved to America. She was married to a middle eastern man [...]

TweetAre you thankful for something? Or maybe you have a special wish, hope, prayer. Maybe you’re remembering a lost loved one. Maybe you just need a moment to meditate and think about the blessings you have in your life. I am not a religious person, but I find comfort in spirituality. If you wish, take [...]

Tweet I’ve just finished reading The Bonesetter’s Daughter by Amy Tan. As with The Joy Luck Club, I was very impressed and found myself lost in the realism and emotion of the story. As with many of her books, Tan brings in the elements of the mother-daughter relationship, and old China versus new life in [...]