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Bezig met laden... Listen to the Squawking Chicken: When Mother Knows Best, What's a Daughter To Do? A Memoir (Sort Of)door Elaine Lui
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.  Rascalstar | Jan 21, 2017 |    ) kalyhi | Aug 18, 2016 | I was looking forward to reading, but after the first chapter I put it down and it took me a long time to pick it up again....with the same result. Where I was expecting funny, I got flat. It was uncomfortable reading this. I didn't feel any affection from the author towards her mother....which made it not funny and just uncomfortable reading. (  ) katsmiao | Oct 23, 2015 | I was looking forward to reading, but after the first chapter I put it down and it took me a long time to pick it up again....with the same result. Where I was expecting funny, I got flat. It was uncomfortable reading this. I didn't feel any affection from the author towards her mother....which made it not funny and just uncomfortable reading. ( ) katsmiao | Oct 23, 2015 | I was looking forward to reading, but after the first chapter I put it down and it took me a long time to pick it up again....with the same result. Where I was expecting funny, I got flat. It was uncomfortable reading this. I didn't feel any affection from the author towards her mother....which made it not funny and just uncomfortable reading. ( ) katsmiao | Oct 23, 2015 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Meet Elaine Lui's mother. She's a movie, an Amy Tan novel, and a sitcom all rolled into one.' Or as her daughter sums it up: 'She's Chinese, she squawks like a chicken, she is totally nuts, and I am totally dependent on her.' With tales of brutal mah-jong competitions, all-cap texts ('YOUR BAD SKIN NEED SOUP'); public shaming and pearls of occasionally-bizarre wisdom; Lui not only paints a portrait of a challenging, frustrating, fascinating woman that will make you laugh and cry, she eloquently describes exactly what it's like to love someone who drives you crazy.' Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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 Google Books — Bezig met laden...GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)306.874Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Culture and Institutions Marriage and Parenting Parenting Experiences of Family CaregiversLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde: (3.17)
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Some chapter titles: Walk Like an Elephant, Squawk Like a Chicken; Never Bring Home an Umbrella off the Street; Why Are You Dating a Triangle-Head? The Introduction begins: "You look like dried monkey flakes", a quote from the mother to the daughter, who has a job on television.
Some of the book is a fascinating and hilarious look into the lives of Chinese immigrants, with plenty of mah-jong.
The book can be read in a day or two and is unique. Elaine, my mother was just as good as yours at embarrassing me, but she was colorful in different ways. Just experiencing two languages growing up is special. I'm glad you wrote the book, a fun tribute to Ma. (