http://blog.wgeo.org/2008/05/11/joy-luck-club-the-big-read-community-literature-project/ Writers Guild of Eastern Oregon Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:59:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://blog.wgeo.org/2008/05/11/joy-luck-club-the-big-read-community-literature-project/#comment-48 Linda Bergeron Mon, 12 May 2008 06:23:01 +0000 http://blog.wgeo.org/2008/05/11/joy-luck-club-the-big-read-community-literature-project/#comment-48 I was reluctant to read THE JOY LUCK CLUB again having already read it before about five years ago. I am a slow reader, with so many books passing through my hands and unknown-to-me authors often being discovered through other books - that my reading time feels so precious and a re-read is a rarity. I did feel compelled to set an example in my library by getting into the book once again. While I had to stop at page 157 it was good to step into that very special world where a writing artist such as Tan can present characters through voice and gesture, and invite one in to share an experience, and be enriched. I will likely not go to China, and have not had any language but English in the home I was brought up in. My mother had no dark secrets that became uncloseted after her death. Yet, my human experience has room for Tan's suggestions, and her ability to drop puzzle tokens in a story path, has lead me in to a tale of worthwhile treasures. I was reluctant to read THE JOY LUCK CLUB again having already read it before about five years ago. I am a slow reader, with so many books passing through my hands and unknown-to-me authors often being discovered through other books - that my reading time feels so precious and a re-read is a rarity.
I did feel compelled to set an example in my library by getting into the book once again. While I had to stop at page 157 it was good to step into that very special world where a writing artist such as Tan can present characters through voice and gesture, and invite one in to share an experience, and be enriched.
I will likely not go to China, and have not had any language but English in the home I was brought up in. My mother had no dark secrets that became uncloseted after her death. Yet, my human experience has room for Tan’s suggestions, and her ability to drop puzzle tokens in a story path, has lead me in to a tale of worthwhile treasures.

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