Saving Fish from Drowning: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
 

Saving Fish from Drowning: A Novel

by Amy Tan

Amy Tan, who has an unerring eye for relationships between mothers and daughters, especially Chinese-American, has departed from her well-known genre in Saving Fish From Drowning. She would be well advised to revisit that theme which she writes about so well.
The title of the book is derived from the practice of Myanmar fishermen who "scoop up the fish and bring them to shore. ... (read more)

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Kitty_Blue
  • Rated 4 stars

I'm so glad I did not read reviews, or I would not have bought this book. We have to allow books to find us. I have seldom gone wrong when I choose intuitively!

It's not an easy read, but it's well worth the effort. Amy Tan writes with a wry sense of humor. I laughed out loud several times. She is one of my favorite contemporary authors.

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Brittany C
  • Rated 2 stars

apart from some very insightful quotes, this book had been dubbed the "porn fish book," thanks to mrs styles who agreed to read it with me. the story was very long and drawn out. the only thing that kept it somewhat iteresting was the extreme sexualness (if thats even a word) portrayed throughout the ENTIRETY of the book. theres one point where this horny old british dog trainer actually urinates on a statue of a big vagina. oh, and two characters that get jiggy in the woods come across a new...

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  • Rated 3.417377 stars
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  • Rated 3.333333 stars
 

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  • Shoshi2

    shoshi2 said:

    I was reading it, it is told from the "Spirit" of a killed traveler from a tourist group of Burma visitors, just after the tiny state was called Myamar. The title is from an ancient asian philosophy. It brings a good part of old traditions vs. modern life, brings you right in the middle into the life of it and has a very colorful and interesting group of characters in it. It is worth reading it.

    posted Tuesday, May 20 2008
  • Jessica S

    jessica s said:

    I had four different people recomend this book to me on Saturday and happened to be at Borders later that day (UNPLANNED) so I had to buy it! I am reading this next if anyone wants to join me!

    posted Monday, May 19 2008
  • Claire C

    claire c said:

    I love all of Amy Tan's books - and this one is no exception!
    Interesting to read a book where you have so many different characters' perspectives - especially where you don't identify with some of them - this is different to her usual books, as usually you are encouraged to empathise with her female lead characters.

    posted Wednesday, February 6 2008
  • Shoshi2

    shoshi2 said:

    this book is sure different as it is told from the 'spirit' of an asian art fan who got accidentley killed before the trip started.

    posted Tuesday, December 4 2007
  • Onnie

    onnie said:

    I still can't finish this book. It's not like her previous books. Although it has become vivid for me, it didn't give me that rush to turn every page. But i still remain to be a loyal fan of Amy Tan. When i finish this book, I hope i would have glowing words to say too.

    posted Tuesday, December 4 2007
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