09 February 2011

World and Town





by Gish Jen

I finished this a few days ago and have been stalling in writing this.  I just don't know what to say about it.  It was ok.  I don't think I would really recommend it to someone unless there was something in their background that made me think they'd like it.

It's basically about an older lady, half American half Chinese and raised in China, mourning the loss of her husband and her best friend, who both died within a year of each other, when a previous love comes back to town.  Oh, and a Cambodian family with major problems moves in next door.  It's about Hattie's interaction with this family, the former love and the rest of the towns people.

I had a hard time following everything going on.  And I just didn't know where this was going.

2.5 out of 5 stars.

Currently Reading:  This is Where I leave You by Jonathan Tropper

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