| Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford Ford is 50% Chinese; his father is 100% Chinese. Ford states that he "never really felt white or Chinese." This shaped his novel to show the protagonist felt the same way. The "I am Chinese" button came into the story because Ford's father wore the same button. While the novel is a bit slow on the uptake, once it begins to move, it is hard to put down. The relationships that are built and destroyed throughout the novel are intriguing, especially since the setting is historical in relation to the Japanese camps in the United States. In the end, the protagonist is able to "fix it." Henry fixes the music, his relationship with his own son, and his broken heart with Kieko. | Meeting Attendance Karla Lori Lisa Pam Lilly Maggie |
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AuthorKarla Erdman, book club founder and organizer Each month the club meets to discuss a chosen book. The blogs are notes from each meeting and club members' comments.
SPOILER ALERT: If you are going to read any of the discussions below, you may learn more about a novel than you wanted. Some endings have been revealed. Books, Books, and More BooksA great place for discounted books is BookBub. Register with an email address and you'll receive emails about discounted books in the genre of novels in which you are interested in reading.
Other places to obtain discounted books: Member RecommendationsThe Help, Kathryn Stockett
Firefly Lane, Kristin Hannah Friday Night Knitting Club, Kate Jacobs Fern Michaels Sisterhood Series Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, Beth Hoffman A Dog's Purpose, W. Bruce Cameron The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls Night Road, Kristin Hannah The Lost Years, Mary Higgins Clark Copper Sun, Sharon Draper The Total Money Make Over, Dave Ramsey Little Bee, Chris Cleave The Mill on the Floss, George Eliot The Between, Tananarive Due Scaramouche, Raphael Sabatini Archives
April 2017
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