tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258579499152310249.post8083914438710745726..comments2023-10-01T09:59:35.839+01:00Comments on Not in the Pink: TSS - RecommendationsCerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02819784931932219371noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258579499152310249.post-69460153871660205642009-09-16T15:08:56.439+01:002009-09-16T15:08:56.439+01:00Elfmage - you're an absolute star. I knew I co...Elfmage - you're an absolute star. I knew I could rely on you for Australian recommendations ;-) Thank you. :-D<br /><br />Violet - I don't really like e-books that much but I'm gradually coming around to the idea. I think my mum has 'The Empress Orchid' and she really loved it. I'll have to give it a go :)Cerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819784931932219371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258579499152310249.post-43947293540675818912009-09-15T15:23:44.310+01:002009-09-15T15:23:44.310+01:00I have kind of opp. views when it comes to the Twi...I have kind of opp. views when it comes to the Twilight series. Loved the first and the third, the second, not so much the second.<br /><br />I don't like reading ebooks but I guess I'll have to try one of them these days.<br /><br />Japanese lit huh? I don't know, I loved Memoirs of a geisha. How about Chinese? Have you read The Empress Orchid by Anchee Min, I loved it. Its about the last empress of China, its fiction though.Violethttp://violetcrush.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258579499152310249.post-19894132420847450282009-09-15T13:08:16.482+01:002009-09-15T13:08:16.482+01:00Oh, and 'Chinese Cinderella' by Adeline Ye...Oh, and 'Chinese Cinderella' by Adeline Yen Mah! I read it years ago and remember loving it, despite how damn sad it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258579499152310249.post-62342934947438194852009-09-15T13:06:55.737+01:002009-09-15T13:06:55.737+01:00Australian - Tim Winton is one of my all-time favo...Australian - Tim Winton is one of my all-time favourite Australian authors. Especially read his 'Cloud Street' and the short story collection 'Scission' (and if you want an Australia-meets-UK one by him, read the amazing 'The Riders').<br /><br />David Malouf is also another brilliant Australian author, although my favourite novel of his is 'An Imaginary Life' (AMAZING book, must read), which is set in Roman-era Romania.<br /><br />Ruth Park is an older, but highly acclaimed author, with good reason. If you want some light but very enjoyable reading, read her 'Playing Beatie Bow'. I've read it something like 64 times, guess what my favourite childhood book was? ;)<br /><br />That's all of the Australian stuff I can think of at the moment, I'll keep it in mind though.<br /><br />As for Asian - a very basic read, but a very engaging plot is Lian Hearn's "Tales of the Otori" series, which is like a historio-fantasy series. I can't remember if it has geishas, lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258579499152310249.post-82589961680786885032009-09-15T01:46:40.135+01:002009-09-15T01:46:40.135+01:00Vivienne - Thank you so much for those recommendat...Vivienne - Thank you so much for those recommendations. They're now on my wishlist eagerly waiting to be read. :D<br /><br />Amanda - Thanks, I'll definitely be looking that one up. :-D<br /><br />Faye - Me too. The 'Jacob' trailer was much more kickass than the original one released.<br /><br />Kay - Haha! Edward in California - love it! I'll definitely be giving Snow Flower a try after two recommendations now. Thank you :)Cerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819784931932219371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258579499152310249.post-92225383824075026612009-09-13T23:22:25.372+01:002009-09-13T23:22:25.372+01:00I neither loved or hated the whole Twilight series...I neither loved or hated the whole Twilight series - except for the very last book, which I had the hardest time going through! But like you, Edward's appeal isn't something I get. I would have sent him sparkle somewhere far in California at the first occasion! The werewolves story was more interesting for me, too.<br /><br />I hope you can find some work soon - and maybe classes abroad! Who knows?<br /><br />I wish I could recommend something good for you, but other than Snow Flower I have no idea either. This one was really good though, so if you haven't read it already, give it a try! :)kay - Infinite Shelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08227285073921171393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258579499152310249.post-67440020074111834262009-09-13T19:55:41.835+01:002009-09-13T19:55:41.835+01:00I liked Elipse more. Hopefully the New Moon movie ...I liked Elipse more. Hopefully the New Moon movie will be better the twilight.Faye( Ramblings of a Teenage Bookworm)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13716056847762685978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258579499152310249.post-24519501209901333242009-09-13T16:25:59.884+01:002009-09-13T16:25:59.884+01:00Hm, I don't really know anymore Asian or Austr...Hm, I don't really know anymore Asian or Australian fiction, unfortunately. I do know the woman who Arthur Golden interviewed when he researched for Memoirs of a Geisha has written her own memoir about her life as a geisha, but I can't remember what it's called offhand, sorry!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258579499152310249.post-21835040789261025472009-09-13T16:14:54.178+01:002009-09-13T16:14:54.178+01:00I loved the Memoirs of a Geisha too. Someone reco...I loved the Memoirs of a Geisha too. Someone recommended Lisa See. I picked up Snow Flower and The Secret Fan and I have also been told that Shanghai Girls is good. There is also the true story - Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah.<br /><br />Travel books - I don't know any one that would be for first time visitors, but can I recommend Cinnamon City by Mirands Innes, which has made me desperate to visit Marrakesh.<br /><br />Australian - The Secret River by Kate Grenville. Personally, I found it slow and boring, but everyone else raves about it.<br /><br />Good luck with the job hunt.serendipity_vivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156013023056026525noreply@blogger.com