22. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

[osprey_archer]

I feel like such an old person. I stayed up till 11:30 last night reading Snow Flower and Secret Fan, and today I'm dragging around going "is it nap time yet?"

Snow Flower and Secret Fan is great, by the way. The descriptions of foot-binding are so vivid that I keep checking my feet to make sure they're still okay down there. I'm already planning to read the rest of Lisa See's books even though I'm pretty sure they're all going to break my heart and stomp on it: See's China, like Amy Tan's, is a cramped and unhappy place.

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The kindergartners are watching Toy Story. I want to settle down in the back of their classroom and watch with them. To...um, let's see...to observe their television watching skills! Clearly an important educational attainment in today's technologically driven society.

Comments

[anactoria.livejournal.com]

Oh God, that book. D:

(I mean the D: in the best possible way.)

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

I KNOW. Snow Flower's life is so sad! And Lily is so meeeeeean to her at the end there! And it all could have been avoided if she'd just asked for an explanation instead of throwing a years-long temper tantrum...

I mean, I get why she didn't ask. But still! All that suffering!

[poeticknowledge.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you posted this because I had seen a trailer for the movie adaptation and I'd love to see it! :) I didn't remember the name until you blogged about it, so thank you! :)

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

There's a movie version???? O.O I must see it! It looks like they've adapted it quite severely, but...I still must see it!

[poeticknowledge.livejournal.com]

Sure is! I remember seeing a preview of it before a movie I saw recently. I'm very intrigued by the story. :)