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World and Town
World and Town
Author: Gish Jen
Sixty-eight-year-old Hattie Kong, descendant of Confucius, daughter of an American missionary, has lived to see both her husband and her best friend die back-to-back, in a single year: “It was like having twins . . . She got to book the same church with the same pianist for both funerals and did think she should have gotten some sort of tw...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780307272195
ISBN-10: 0307272192
Publication Date: 10/5/2010
Pages: 384
Rating:
  • Currently 1.9/5 Stars.
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1.9 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Knopf
Book Type: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 2
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mom2nine avatar reviewed World and Town on + 342 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I read a book every two to three days, so apparently am not too choosy. Out of the past 200 books that I have read, I think this is only the second one that I could not finish. I made it 125 pages and still didn't care about a single character. We have friends that have lived in Cambodia for 25 yrs and even that family was.... oh well. If you haven't tried this author. I would recommend that you start at Love Wife. It was at least an unusual, quirky story with fun insights into relationships.
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psuchick402 avatar reviewed World and Town on + 27 more book reviews
I enjoyed this book, despite being lengthy. The only thing that bothered me was, I still felt a piece missing from Hattie, as if the author held her back even until the book was done. I was looking for almost a resolution with the character, but felt like it never came.


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