7/20
The Book: The Bonesetter’s Daughter
ISBN: 0-8041-1498-6
Suggested By: Sissy Vaughn
Where: Home
When:8:30-9P
Music: None
Company: The Family
Pages: 56-111 (55)
The Lead In: Amy Tan’s work reminds me of Sandra Cisneros. Heavy on the family focus, references to other cultures, food, etc. Maybe that is the minority aspect of their writing. Or maybe it is my point of view from the majority.
The 411 on the 55: Ruth takes her mother to the doctor and his first diagnosis is depression, eventually shifting towards dementia. Ruth is taken aback, but realizes she has seen this coming for a long time. Her mother is constantly forgetting things, being confused, and angry.
There is a brief interlude in which Ruth (as a child) breaks her arm and through a weird chain of events, her mother becomes convinced Ruth is the medium to her dead Precious Auntie. Creepy.
There is a family meal (back in the present). Everyone is there, its incredibly uncomfortable because Art decides to invite his ex wife. Art’s not a very cool guy. I’m a little down on him at this point.
Line of the Day: “Hambugga? You say ‘hambugga,’ then eat.” pg 82
Fact on the Fiction: How cool is this? “Adapted from the best-selling novel by beloved Bay Area author Amy Tan, this world premiere tells a resonant story of belated intergenerational understanding that leads to emotional healing. A troubled Chinese-American woman learns the horrible secrets of her immigrant mother’s past in this touching and terrifying tale, set in both modern-day San Francisco and the Chinese countryside during the tumultuous events surrounding World War II.” San Francisco Opera
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