Tiny Toronto, ON, Canada

A simple fun read that portrays the experience of a young Chinese girl learning English in a foreign country. It provides some interesting insights into interracial relationship, relationships with a big age gap, and cultural clashes.

The novel was written from the girl's perspective, like a journal. So, the writing is filled with grammatical errors. Being a Chinese, I can understand most of the writing but I wonder how much an English speaker can understand. For example, the phrase "Ghost of Hunger" was used to describe the girl being very hungry. That's basically Chinglish.

This type of story, about friendship among girlfriends, isn't really my cup of tea. I just can't resist it because it's related to knitting. The story in general wasn't bad and I did quite enjoy it. I am not sure how to take the ending though. It's sad ... but in a way, it portrays the friendship among the women, how they supported Georgia while she was going through her illness and she was remembered when she had passed away.

The book is a collection of inter-related short stories revolving around the lives of 4 young doctors. The stories give the humanity side in the medical world. Each story reveals a bit more about the characters, and portrays some of the cases a doctor might have to work on.

I enjoyed reading this book very much!

This novel is about Priya, a 27-year old Indian woman who is living in the States and is engaged to an American man. She has to face the obstacles as she is about to reveal to her family she is going to marry a non-Indian boy.

It is an entertaining and interesting read, which provides glimpses to the Indian culture and the issues that a woman has to deal with - getting married to a "nice Indian boy" of same/higher caste chosen by the family, producing male heir, dowry ... etc.

I had mixed feeling while I was reading the book. I wanted to finish reading quickly because I was anxious to find out what happened next. At the same time, I didn't want to finish reading it too soon as there would be no more.

I enjoyed reading this book. The part I like most is about Snape's memories. A question that I have though is, why did Rowling have to kill of so many characters? Is it really necessary to make it so dramatic?

This novel takes you into the life of a middle-aged man who had agoraphobia and was addicted to chatrooms and online romance. I was once addicted to online chatting and so this story brought back some memories. It also serves as a reminder that we should not believe in everything we were told. Some people who often “socialize” online tend to lie about a few things about themselves. This guy in the story tried to cover up his phobia and his appearance hoping to find a woman that liked him. Often, there was disappointment when he finally got to meet these ladies in real life as truth was inevitably revealed. In the end, he learned that he should be truthful about his phobia.

This novel is about the same story as Something Borrowed by the same author but from a different perspective. The previous book is from Rachel’s perspective, the one who fell in love with her best friend’s fiance. This book is from Darcy’s perspective, the best friend of Rachel and the one being dumped by the fiance. The author did a very good job in portraying a very annoying character – a shallow, self-centred, manipulative and spoiled woman. Although this character is so annoying, it’s hard for me to put the book down. There is something compelling about the story that makes you want to keep reading it. Maybe to find out how Darcy finally learned to make a positive change in her life. It shouldn’t be a surprise to see a happy ending as it’s a chick lit after all. Another entertaining read!

As suggested by the subtitle of the book, this is a love story. Two couples became friends, and their teenage kids grew up together and finally fell in love with each other. When the girl was found dead, her boyfriend was charged with murder although he claimed that she wanted to commit suicide. This tragedy not just impacted the boy, their parents were also affected - the friendship between the two families was over and their marriages were put to test as well. As the story continued, further truth and secrets were discovered, revealing what actually happened between the young couple.

I won't say this is a super great story but it is a good one. I enjoyed reading it. In fact, it is hard for me to put down the book.

A story about a boy who found a sad looking penguin at his door. Assuming that the penguin was lost, the boy decided to help the penguin to find the way home - the South Pole. In spite of various obstacles and difficulties, they made their way to the destination. In the end, the boy realized that penguin was sad because it was lonely and they reunited.

It is a great story about love and friendship. Oliver Jeffers's artwork is beautiful.

Originally I bought a copy of the book for my friend's child. After reading it, I decided to get myself a copy too.