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a friend of mine gave me this book to read, because she loved it so much....i stopped reading after a few chapters, because the inaccuracies made me really mad: the author forgets that in 1986 there was no internet available for selfhelp groups and when you read the reviews of this book on amazon.com you know how aggrevating other mistakes in this book are to many readers....

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1.0 out of 5 stars Fact-checking, please!, March 11, 2009
By Fact checking! "Eileen" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet: A Novel (Hardcover)
I've only read three pages, and it is frustrating. Did the author, the editor, the proofreader fail to realize that in 1986 Brandon Lee was still alive and no one outside of certain universities could go online at all, let alone go online to find grief counselors? I hope it gets better, but next time at least check Wikipedia for correct history!

This is the story of Henry Lee (Chinese American) who meets Keiko Okabe (Japanese American) in 1942 in the Seattle WA area. The story is told in 1942 when Henry was a boy and 1986 after Henrys wife passes. The story involves family,friendships,schools, internment camps, jazz, Old World chinese culture, 2nd generation Americans, promises, and love. I enjoyed this book though I was disappointed with the ending

This book was a wonderful mix of historical facts (the internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII) and a very personal, poignant love story.

The story shifts between war-time Seattle in the 1940's and modern day Seattle. The main character has fallen in love with a girl of Japanese heritage. They pursue their star-crossed love and are faced with many unfair and dangerous obstacles.

I found this story very compelling and sad, but a great read. Bring the kleenex!

This book was light and easy reading, but it often felt a bit stilted and there was important explanations and parts of the story missing. I enjoyed it, but it was not great reading.

I enjoyed this book very much. It reminded me of "Snow Falling On Cedars", which I really liked also. It was truly bittersweet !

Sweet historical fiction. Enjoyed reading it for my book club.