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The Color Of Tea (2012)

by Hannah Tunnicliffe(Favorite Author)
3.53 of 5 Votes: 3
ISBN
1451682824 (ISBN13: 9781451682823)
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English
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Scribner
review 1: I really wanted to like this book, and to sympathize with the main character Grace...but it just felt that she spent way too much time crying. There were more descriptions of tears in this than Schindlers List. She has some bad things happen in her life, for sure, but it's a bit much. Also, it's hard to feel bad about her marital problems when it seems like she's the source. And she becomes a master baker and chocolatier overnight? A nice story line, and well written prose, but not my favorite.
review 2: I was disappointed in this debut novel. The bulk takes place in Macau and yet there are little descriptions of the place, culture or people. Some stock characters & situations. Other then the diverse group of women that magically come together when the main c
... moreharacter, Grace, decides to open a café; it is set against a primarily pretty snobby expat group & activities. It had so much more potential as demonstrated in the last quarter of the book. It falls into the category of a nice easy beach read that I could leave behind when finished. less
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NoBullets
Saw the end coming but didn't care. Delicious read. Makes me want to try making macarons!
HwPeter
Una novela muy ligera buena para pasar el rato. nada extraordinario
Bleuxeyes
Oh dear. The urge to put it down overcame the urge to persist.
chicky
Well developed characters and a satisfying ending.
laurakim08
Cheap formulaic chick lit.
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