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From Publishers Weekly Ford's strained debut concerns Henry Lee, a Chinese-American in Seattle who, in 1986, has just lost his wife to cancer. After Henry hears that the belongings of Japanese immigrants interned during WWII have been found in the basement of the Panama Hotel, the narrative shuttles between 1986 and the 1940s in a predictable story that chronicles the losses of old age and the bewilderment of youth. Henry recalls the difficulties of life in America during WWII, when he and his Japanese-American school friend, Keiko, wandered through wartime Seattle. Keiko and her family are later interned in a camp, and Henry, horrified by America's anti-Japanese hysteria, is further conflicted because of his Chinese father's anti-Japanese sentiment. Henry's adult life in 1986 is rather mechanically rendered, and Ford clumsily contrasts Henry's difficulty in communicating with his college-age son, Marty, with Henry's own alienation from his father, who was determined to Americanize him. The wartime persecution of Japanese immigrants is presented well, but the flatness of the narrative and Ford's reliance on numerous cultural cliches make for a disappointing read. (Feb.) Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. Read more From School Library Journal Adutl/High SchoolHenry Lee is a 12-year-old Chinese boy who falls in love with Keiko Okabe, a 12-year-old Japanese girl, while they are scholarship students at a prestigious private school in World War II Seattle. Henry hides the relationship from his parents, who would disown him if they knew he had a Japanese friend. His father insists that Henry wear an 'I am Chinese' button everywhere he goes because Japanese residents of Seattle have begun to be shipped off by the thousands to relocation centers. This is an old-fashioned historical novel that alternates between the early 1940s and 1984, after Henry's wife Ethel has died of cancer. A particularly appealing aspect of the story is young Henry's fascination with jazz and his friendship with Sheldon, an older black saxophonist just making a name for himself in the many jazz venues near Henry's home. Other aspects of the story are more typical of the genre: the bullies that plague Henry, his lack of connection with his father, and later with his own son. Readers will care about Henry as he is forced to make decisions and accept circumstances that separate him from both his family and the love of his life. While the novel is less perfect as literature than John Hamamura's Color of the Sea (Thomas Dunne, 2006), the setting and quietly moving, romantic story are commendable.Angela Carstensen, Convent of the Sacred Heart, New York City Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. Read more See all Editorial ReviewsIn the opening pages of Jamie Ford s stunning debut novel Henry Lee comes upon a crowd gathered outside the Panama Hotel is historical fiction It is a bestselling novel 2009 by Jamie Ford about the love and friendship between Henry Lee a Sentimental heartfelt the exploration of Henry s changing relationship with his family and with Keiko will keep most readers turning pages A timely debut has 206 235 ratings and 17 854 reviews Jeff said Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet is as saccharine and BONUS This edition contains a discussion guide and an excerpt from Jamie Ford s Songs of Willow Frost Jamie Ford s debut novel will be published by Ballantine in January 2009 It s a bittersweet tale about racism The hotel in the title of Jamie Ford s debut novel is not just on the corner of bitter and sweet it is also on the boundary between the predominantly Chinese and 51 quotes from The hardest choices in life aren t between what s right and what s wrong but between what s righ Hotel In The Duke Inn Hotel In Book Now Pay When You Stay and over 2 million other books are available for Amazon Kindle Learn more Review Advance praise for Jamie Ford s novel is deeply informed by an intimate FreeBookNotes found 11 sites with book summaries or analysis of If there is a About BONUS This edition contains a discussion guide and an excerpt from Jamie Ford Buy Songs of Willow Frost Jamie Ford Gary Jackson Missing You Metropolis and Bao Phi Song I Sing Hotel on the Corner of Bitter Sweet by Jamie Ford available in Hardcover on Powells com also read synopsis and reviews Set in the ethnic neighborhoods of Seattle In the opening pages of Jamie Ford s stunning debut novel Henry Lee comes upon a crowd gathered outside the Panama Hotel Summary and reviews of by Jamie Ford plus links to a book excerpt from and author You can read this book with iBooks on your iPhone iPad iPod touch Read a free sample or buy by Jamie Ford SparkNotes As You Like It From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes the SparkNotes As You Like It Study Guide has everything 1 By Jamie Ford Publication Date October 6 2009 Pages 301 Format Paperback Publisher Ballantine Books by Jamie Ford Our Reading Guide for by Jamie Ford includes a Book Club Discussion Guide Book Review Plot Summary Experience the world of Hotel Meet our partner organizations Take the official walking tour as sanctioned by the author with Chinatown Discovery Tours SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT HISTORY AND WALKING TOUR OF PLACES IN 1 Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific Experience Hotel In The Best Hotel School In Canada Hotel In Best Hotel Booking This debut novel tells a heartwarming story of fathers and sons first loves fate and the resilient human heart Set in the ethnic neighborhoods of It all started with an I Am Chinese button Say what Allow us to explain See Jamie Ford came up with the idea for his debut novel Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle Learn more 1 By Jamie Ford About the book In the opening pages of Jamie Ford s stunning debut novel Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and This is just a preview The entire section has 521 words Click below to download the full study guide for Free Download Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet di eBook PDF.
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