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World And Town (2010)

by Gish Jen(Favorite Author)

3.11 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0307272192 (ISBN13: 9780307272195)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Knopf

review 1: 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 with Love Wife. It was at least an unusual, quirky story with fun insights into relationships.
review 2: I wouldn't recommend this book. I found myself skimming most of the pages without missing any necessary information or any language interesting enough to linger upon. I didn't understand why Jen chose to use an omnipotent third-person narrator - I had no idea w... morehose story this is supposed to be. In addition, I felt the third person was mocking at points, especially in the parts about Sophy. I couldn't tell what the narrator wanted me to feel or think about the characters. As a result, I didn't feel invested in anyone and couldn't care less about what happened to them. This might have worked better as a collection of linked short stories. less

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