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Saving Fish from Drowning

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by Amy Tan (Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author)

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I Like most of Amy tans books but this was a disappoinment.?
Altair Amy I have read 3 of your books and loved all3, but this one I am giving up on. Here is why: audiobook - the reader swallows the endings of words and …m´Ç°ù±ðAmy I have read 3 of your books and loved all3, but this one I am giving up on. Here is why: audiobook - the reader swallows the endings of words and I cannot hear or follow the story. Even when I listened to CD #3 - 2 times, I could not figure out what you were reading. Your voice gets so whispering at times that it disappears from the text. Maybe poor quality microphone or recording - I cannot hear a LOT of the text - and I have excellent hearing. Please consider re recording it - try again. (less)
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I loved the anonymous but Chinese sounding story of justifying fishing which inspired the title ... but I didn't get how it related to the story at all ... anyone got a clue?
Rick Bavera In my opinion, it applies to the book, and to life in general, by showing that sometimes our "help" for a situation does more harm, or introduces more…m´Ç°ù±ðIn my opinion, it applies to the book, and to life in general, by showing that sometimes our "help" for a situation does more harm, or introduces more chaos, than if we were to just let things be as they are. (less)
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does anyone remember a gruesome account in the book about the destruction of a village, which sounded exactly like the woman's description of the destruction of her Rohinga community last month?
Jane Since this book written four years before the Rohingya crisis, it just goes to show how persecution and genocide are happening continuously in this wo…m´Ç°ù±ðSince this book written four years before the Rohingya crisis, it just goes to show how persecution and genocide are happening continuously in this world. May be different people in different countries, but it all looks the same.
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I've read the first 30 or so pages and am still a bit lost as to where this book is headed. I've read other books by Amy Tan and have gotten to understand the storyline within the first few chapters but somehow with this book, I don't get it. What is the storyline here?
Jane I just finished the book and, like you I felt lost at first and almost gave up on it. Then I decided to just go with it with no expectations. That's w…m´Ç°ù±ðI just finished the book and, like you I felt lost at first and almost gave up on it. Then I decided to just go with it with no expectations. That's what worked! The characters were a mix of smart, pitiful, mind-numbingly dumb, and full of human frailties. For me the storyline was the title of the book in regard to the hidden tribe and what happened to them. I ended up enjoying it more than I expected.(less)
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Just wondering if anyone else noticed this - on page 123, it says "At seven, everyone except Dwight and Esme went to meet Lulu in the lobby......," but on page 125, Dwight is on the bus with the rest of the group?
Beth Saule I've been trying to like this book as I loved "Joy Luck Club", but I am having great difficulty caring about any of the characters. After reading this…m´Ç°ù±ðI've been trying to like this book as I loved "Joy Luck Club", but I am having great difficulty caring about any of the characters. After reading this, I'm done at page 57.(less)
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