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Saving Fish from Drowning: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
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Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780345464019
ISBN: 034546401X
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 528
Publication Date: 2006-09-26
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date: 2006-09-26
Studio: Ballantine Books
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“A rollicking, adventure-filled story . . . packed [with] the human capacity for love.”
–USA Today
“A superbly executed, good-hearted farce that is part romance and part mystery . . . With Tan’s many talents on display, it’s her idiosyncratic wit and sly observations . . . that make this book pure pleasure.”
–San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco art patron Bibi Chen has planned a journey of the senses along the famed Burma Road for eleven lucky friends. But after her mysterious death, Bibi watches aghast from her ghostly perch as the travelers veer off her itinerary and embark on a trail paved with cultural gaffes and tribal curses, Buddhist illusions and romantic desires. On Christmas morning, the tourists cruise across a misty lake and disappear.
With picaresque characters and mesmerizing imagery, Saving Fish from Drowning gives us a voice as idiosyncratic, sharp, and affectionate as the mothers of The Joy Luck Club. Bibi is the observant eye of human nature–the witness of good intentions and bad outcomes, of desperate souls and those who wish to save them. In the end, Tan takes her readers to that place in their own heart where hope is found.
“Amy Tan is among our great storytellers.”
–The New York Times Book Review
“Amy Tan has created an almost magical adventure that, page by page, becomes a metaphor for human relationships.”
–Isabel Allende
“With humor, ruthlessness, and wild imagination, Tan has reaped [a] fantastic tale of human longings and (of course) their consequences.”
–Elle
“A book that’s easy to read and hard to forget.”
–Newsweek
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Summary: Brilliant! Amy Tan does it again!
Comment: Loved this book by Amy Tan. Tan crafts an amazing tale that had me laughing and on the edge of my seat. I enjoy the way she weaves the Chinese and Burmese superstitions into the lives of modern day travelers. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Lighten up, naysayers!
Comment: Don't believe the negative reviews- this was a fun, dark, thought provoking and humorous look at 12 American travelers and the trouble they find themselves when forced out of their comfort zone and preconceived notions. The story explores the shift in attitude, priorities and perceptions the characters experience when faced with the absurd & unimaginable predicament that befall them.
I understand the disappointment some readers have when their favorite authors leave their normal routine to explore something different. I'm so happy glad I didn't see these reviews before I picked up the book. Amy Tan writes beautifully and her story engaged me immediately. She stayed the course in exploring relationships not only between mother and daughter, but also other equally important relationships. The characters were each endearing in their own way. I loved the book and enjoyed the Q&A after as well.
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Summary: Not as good as her other books..
Comment: She steps out of line this time as she deals with mostly American characters and the setting is Burma instead of Mao-land. The narrator is a ghost, but of course, being the writer Tan is, she makes it quite plausible. I would say it is presenting spirituality in a wacky way!! Very Good....
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Summary: Loved this book, and the author continues to grow in my esteem
Comment: Started out slowly for me, trying to remember all the characters; but then Tan's characteristic dry, deadpan style came seeping in. So many themes covered and interwoven into the story. An unerring writer, who consistently impresses me. I listened to this on audio and admired Tan's reading. I am very particular about readers, and have listened to many who don't read as well.
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Summary: Ugh!
Comment: I really hate to say this, because Amy Tan is one of my favorite writers, but I simply cannot finish this book (and I even managed to slog all the way through the horrid PILLARS OF THE EARTH). I'm tired of reading about everyone's "toilet difficulties," I don't care about ANY of the characters (except the dog, so I'm glad to hear that he lives), and I cannot imagine what editor told the author that this book was a good idea.
If you want to read great novels by an exceptional writer, read ANY of Tan's other novels. I am praying that she goes back to telling her wonderful stories from her Chinese heritage in her next book.
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