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Mar 24, 2024Mike373 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Third book of his I've read. All three have been great. The wistfulness of the passage of time and regret for lives maybe unfulfilled was marked. The honesty of addressing a very seldom emphasized occupational hazard of the line of work of…
Jun 04, 2023
June SVPL recommendation
Jul 17, 2022EsEsCargo rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I thoroughly enjoyed this title by Jamie Ford. Tenderly written with interesting characters, this book takes you on another bittersweet journey.
May 12, 2019dougslater rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I liked this story of an immigrant Chinese boy/man, set in Seattle, Washington. The story is told from his point of view as a boy and as an adult. Good read.
Nov 28, 2018hombredjj rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A touching and elegant story.
Jun 16, 2018southendsnob rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Sad but sweet story. The Seattle connection adds a lot of interest to it. Very well written. I thought it was more enjoyable than his second book which was just sort of depressing.
May 22, 2018
Extremely well written and loved the Seattle history. I will admit I found the story quite sad and somewhat depressing without any hints of humour to help lighten the difficult but accurate depiction of history.
Apr 24, 2018
This story is sweet in so many ways. The characters are kind and likeable especially Ernest Young who early on is raffled away at the 1909 Yukon World Exposition and becomes the property of Madam Flora. This might seem like a harsh fate…
Apr 18, 2018pokano rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Another wonderful book by Jamie Ford, this time set in Seattle against the backdrops of two World's Fairs, the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition and the 1962 Century 21 World's Fair. Although fictional, the novel is based on something…
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Dec 31, 2017brookse0518 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This title was interesting enough that I also read Ford's earlier book. I like the way he switches from past to present with good character development.
Dec 30, 2017EmilyEm rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
An orphan boy called Ernest Young is raffled as a prize at the 1909 Seattle world’s fair. That catches your attention. His new home is the Tenderloin, a classy brothel in the red light district. Years later when the next world’s fair opens…
Dec 20, 2017brangwinn rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
If you loved The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, you’ll enjoy Jamie Ford’s new book. The storyline moves between the Seattle Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in 1909 and the 1962 World’s Fair. It’s the story of Ernest a Chinese…
Nov 21, 2017shayshortt rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
As usual with Jamie Ford, I was most fascinated by the carefully incorporated Seattle history. This seems to be his passion, and I often wonder what would happen if he tried his hand at non-fiction. (Disclaimer: I received access to an…
Nov 16, 2017
This book is distasteful! I read only half of it. I don't recommend this book. What a disappointment, doesn't compare to Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, the author's first book. I, too, noticed the mistake about middle school.…
Oct 19, 2017DorisWaggoner rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Most of the main characters are well rounded and interesting. The beginning is touching, as famine and poverty in China's Pearl River Delta lead Yung's mother to sell him to a "man who is not your uncle," who takes him illegally to…