By: GaryinNH

GaryinNH — Fri, 11 May 2007 12:51:42 +0000

I never believed there was life after Joy Luck Club,,,it was brilliant. Then I discovered The Hundred Secret Senses and I learned I was wrong. Now I am just beginning Saving Fish from Drowning and I did a Google early on. I am not disappointed to learn that Bibi is purely fictional. I am beginning to view Amy as a weaver finch which takes pure love of task to interknit a wonderful tale melding fiction with non fiction. I imagine sitting around a campfire to listen to Amy Tam reaching back to bring us forward. I always feel I learn more about myself. Now I am going to finish and hope that many many fish will be saved.

By: Berlinda

Berlinda — Wed, 09 May 2007 18:00:02 +0000

My book club just met last night to discuss Saving Fish From Drowning. People either loved it or hated it. I thought I hated it until I realized I’d taken 7 pages of notes and was really involved with the characters. Other members thought there were too many characters! I basically hated those ‘ugly Americans’. Why? Because they represent the worst of the way American’s are and Amy Tan has, again, hit the nail on the head. Bibi’s voice was my favorite part of the book. The learned guide trying to show the beauty in the differences of cultures. If only she would have been there - gee - there wouldn’t have been a book!! I loved having the wool pulled over my eyes. Amy’s introduction how the story came about really sucked me in! Until just now, I NEVER realized Bibi Chen was not a ‘historically’ real person!! This is as funny as ‘The Bridges Of Madison County’ which my club ALL took to be a really real story. Duh. But I had a horrendous time with those awful travellers…and in the end, what the Karen were afraid of apparently came true anyhow. Thoughts provoked about how anyone can actually DO anything for people living and horribly dying under the regime of despots and windbags…

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