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Another notch in my book belt finally added! Final Thoughts on Amy Tan’s The Valley of Amazement (by Jill)
After a somewhat, let’s say, meandering first couple hundred pages of the story, the pace picked up quite a bit once the focus shifted to Violet’s mother, Lucretia/Lucia/Lulu Minturn-Danner. Finally getting to see her through her own eyes rather … Continue reading
Progress Report on The Valley of Amazement and some other random stuff (by Jill)
I got some reading done yesterday, but not as much as I would have liked. I had to do “adulting” things like vacuum the floors and organize the linen closet, as well as procure my birthday “gift” from Panera … Continue reading
More Progress on Amy Tan’s The Valley of Amazement (by Jill)
Seriously, you guys, Violet Minturn is the unluckiest courtesan in all of Shanghai. It’s just too much. She becomes a courtesan. Then she falls in love with an American named Edward. They have a child. They’re living together and … Continue reading
Progress Report on Amy Tan’s The Valley of Amazement (by Jill)
And…. There’s a very good chance I was right in my last post about The Valley of Amazement when I said that when I saw the length of this book I was worried about Amy Tan having a poor … Continue reading
A Brief Introduction to Amy Tan’s The Valley of Amazement (by Jill)
My first thought when I picked up Amy Tan’s latest novel (her first since 2005 and was published in 2013, yes, yes, I’m way behind on my “high priority” pile) off the top of the pile a few days … Continue reading
Postcards From Purgatory 