Comments on: Blog Tour: “How to Be an American Housewife” by Margaret Dilloway http://luxuryreading.com/howtobeanamericanhousewife/ Read With Us! Mon, 21 May 2012 07:27:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Carol Wong http://luxuryreading.com/howtobeanamericanhousewife/#comment-62765 Carol Wong Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:57:38 +0000 http://luxuryreading.com/?p=1480#comment-62765 I finally gave up on the contests and bought the book. I still haven't read it but I hear it calling to me every time I pass the shelf. I don't know what it would be like to be fully immersed into a different culture like my son who is living in Chengdu, China right now. I am very curious how the differences in culture effected her. I do know that being married to a Chinese person is very different than being married to bai-ren (white person). A good deal of the culture revolves around good. It seems to tie the family together. There are lots of other differences too. I am looking forward to pulling this book off the shelf and seeing what life was like for Shoko. Carol Wong I finally gave up on the contests and bought the book. I still haven’t read it but I hear it calling to me every time I pass the shelf.

I don’t know what it would be like to be fully immersed into a different culture like my son who is living in Chengdu, China right now. I am very curious how the differences in culture effected her. I do know that being married to a Chinese person is very different than being married to bai-ren (white person).

A good deal of the culture revolves around good. It seems to tie the family together. There are lots of other differences too. I am looking forward to pulling this book off the shelf and seeing what life was like for Shoko.

Carol Wong

]]> By: Kelly H http://luxuryreading.com/howtobeanamericanhousewife/#comment-9388 Kelly H Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:02:38 +0000 http://luxuryreading.com/?p=1480#comment-9388 Sounds like a really good read, always like to learn about diff cultures even thru the form of fiction, if they have been well researched and the characters sound/act believable. It is good to be back to the computer and reading your blog again, was so sick in June and away at the beginning of July. Sounds like a really good read, always like to learn about diff cultures even thru the form of fiction, if they have been well researched and the characters sound/act believable.

It is good to be back to the computer and reading your blog again, was so sick in June and away at the beginning of July.
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]]> By: Vera http://luxuryreading.com/howtobeanamericanhousewife/#comment-9224 Vera Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:56:42 +0000 http://luxuryreading.com/?p=1480#comment-9224 Thanks for visiting Margaret! Thanks for visiting Margaret!

]]> By: Margaret Dilloway http://luxuryreading.com/howtobeanamericanhousewife/#comment-9166 Margaret Dilloway Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:53:05 +0000 http://luxuryreading.com/?p=1480#comment-9166 Thanks for the review! Here's a secret: I based the Helena character on what I thought my oldest daughter might be like at that age. Now she's 11 and she's pretty much exactly like Helena, down to the strong interest in anime. LOL. Please do stop by my website, or friend me on Facebook, and feel free to ask questions. Aloha, Margaret Thanks for the review!

Here’s a secret: I based the Helena character on what I thought my oldest daughter might be like at that age. Now she’s 11 and she’s pretty much exactly like Helena, down to the strong interest in anime. LOL.

Please do stop by my website, or friend me on Facebook, and feel free to ask questions.
Aloha,
Margaret

]]> By: Chas @ LLL Reviews http://luxuryreading.com/howtobeanamericanhousewife/#comment-9036 Chas @ LLL Reviews Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:53:46 +0000 http://luxuryreading.com/?p=1480#comment-9036 Aloha!=) I really liked this one. I read and reviewed it a while back and found it fascinating!=) I hope everyone gets a chance to read this one! Aloha!=)

I really liked this one. I read and reviewed it a while back and found it fascinating!=)

I hope everyone gets a chance to read this one!
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]]> By: Lisa Munley http://luxuryreading.com/howtobeanamericanhousewife/#comment-9023 Lisa Munley Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:00:49 +0000 http://luxuryreading.com/?p=1480#comment-9023 I read this book last week on vacation and it is actually my favorite book of the year so far. Part of that is due to the fact that my stepdad is Japanese and the main character, Shoko, reminded me so much of his mother, who recently passed away. She had funny little ways of seeing the world and raising her children that were definitely more Japanese than American, and that was perfectly captured in the book- I got the biggest kick over it. I also loved the dual viewpoint of the mother and daughter- how one was so exasperated with the other and how they viewed things so differently. Loved it. Thanks so much for your review and for being on the tour. We really appreciate it! I read this book last week on vacation and it is actually my favorite book of the year so far. Part of that is due to the fact that my stepdad is Japanese and the main character, Shoko, reminded me so much of his mother, who recently passed away. She had funny little ways of seeing the world and raising her children that were definitely more Japanese than American, and that was perfectly captured in the book- I got the biggest kick over it. I also loved the dual viewpoint of the mother and daughter- how one was so exasperated with the other and how they viewed things so differently. Loved it.

Thanks so much for your review and for being on the tour. We really appreciate it!
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]]> By: Sheila (Bookjourney) http://luxuryreading.com/howtobeanamericanhousewife/#comment-9015 Sheila (Bookjourney) Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:07:23 +0000 http://luxuryreading.com/?p=1480#comment-9015 This sounds really good! I had to peek in and see how you were doing over here - still reading amazing books I see. :D This sounds really good! I had to peek in and see how you were doing over here – still reading amazing books I see. :D
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]]> By: RivkaBelle http://luxuryreading.com/howtobeanamericanhousewife/#comment-9011 RivkaBelle Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:38:31 +0000 http://luxuryreading.com/?p=1480#comment-9011 Like Colleen, I saw this on Goodreads, and it keeps catching my eye ... Nice to see a better review of it. :) Sounds like one of those stories that, while not particularly "active", is one to make you think. The cover is so pretty and restful - I'm actually kinda glad to hear the book is 'quiet' too ... and that the title comes from a "real" handbook featured in the novel! I like when covers actually match their books :) Like Colleen, I saw this on Goodreads, and it keeps catching my eye … Nice to see a better review of it. :) Sounds like one of those stories that, while not particularly “active”, is one to make you think. The cover is so pretty and restful – I’m actually kinda glad to hear the book is ‘quiet’ too … and that the title comes from a “real” handbook featured in the novel! I like when covers actually match their books :)

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