tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331783333799799045.post8985266153272228658..comments2023-04-03T09:02:40.381-04:00Comments on Views from the Countryside: An Old Book by Amy TanBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04179027379034179865noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331783333799799045.post-70680925154743035832011-07-05T14:27:20.505-04:002011-07-05T14:27:20.505-04:00TheBookGirl: I think it was The Kitchen God's ...TheBookGirl: I think it was The Kitchen God's Wife that I read a long time ago, and I too liked it very much.<br /><br />Diane, I did like it and will read more.<br /><br />Dorte, I know some of the customs are annoying, and in this book I was annoyed by the way daughters were held back by their old-fashioned mothers. I deal with it by just thanking my lucky stars that I only had to deal with a mother who was caught in the 1940s and 50s. Like when I wanted to learn to play drums. No, that isn't ladylike, she said. So she decided I would play a cello. That's ladylike? My poor dog hated it, ran for the back door and scratched frantically every time I took out the cello. :DBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179027379034179865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331783333799799045.post-9932995133290521362011-07-01T14:07:01.584-04:002011-07-01T14:07:01.584-04:00I have not read this one; I did read The Kitchen G...I have not read this one; I did read The Kitchen God's Wife years ago and remember liking it very much.TheBookGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299629066975342607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331783333799799045.post-63175445745688448002011-06-29T21:25:30.226-04:002011-06-29T21:25:30.226-04:00Loved this book; loved MOST of her books, and I wa...Loved this book; loved MOST of her books, and I was thinking she is overdue for a new one.<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed this one Barbara.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4331783333799799045.post-78668324698924360932011-06-29T17:03:16.416-04:002011-06-29T17:03:16.416-04:00I have not read any of her books yet, but a couple...I have not read any of her books yet, but a couple of short stories. I agree that she writes well, but there are also aspects of the Chinese culture she writes about that really annoys me, such as the extremely ambitious parents.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.com