Did you hear about the movie adaptation of Lisa See's book Snow Flower and the Secret Fan? I read this book last year and loved it so much, so I'm really excited about it. Here's the trailer if you're interested in it. It looks good, doesn't it? I'm confused by the modernity that I see in it. Maybe that's reflective of the present, in which the protagonist, Lily is narrating the story, but this story is set in the 19th century and even when Lily is 80 years old, it can't have been the late 20th century, right? Unless China advanced pretty early.
Did you see the Orange Prize long list? There are few titles there that I'm really excited about.
- Lyrics Alley by Leila Aboulela
- Jamrach's Menagerie by Carol Birch
- Room by Emma Donoghue
- The Pleasure Seekers by Tishani Doshi
- Whatever You Love by Louise Doughty
- A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
- The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna
- The London Train by Tessa Hadley
- Grace Williams Says it Loud by Emma Henderson
- The Seas by Samantha Hunt
- The Birth of Love by Joanna Kavenna
- Great House by Nicole Krauss
- The Road to Wanting by Wendy Law-Yone
- The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht
- The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
- Repeat it Today with Tears by Anne Peile
- Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
- The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin
- The Swimmer by Roma Tearne
- Annabel by Kathleen Winter
I know some of you read books on the long and short lists in anticipation of the awards, so I'd like to hear if you are considering it? I can probably live vicariously through you.
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I'm in the process od sorting out the Orange Prize books and what my library has. I really enjoyed The Memory of Love and Lyrics Alley and The Tiger's Wife are two I'm looking forward to reading.
FUN! I love these sort of events.
I am so excited about the movie adaptation of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan!
I have read a few from the Orange Prize longlist and added the rest to my TBR.
oh.. I really love The Invisible Bridge.
Oh, the Virginia Book Festival sounds like fun. The Los Angeles one is next month and I hope to get down there for it. I didn't know they made Lisa See's book into a movie, I am all over that!
My in-laws live close to Charlottesville and their out of town. If I'd been thinking, I would have come up to the festival and stayed at their house!
Nice trailer! I haven't read the book, but I'm going to look it up.
I think I only have heard of Room by Emma Donoghue. I keep seeing it at the bookstore.
That list = more books for me to read.
I haven't read Lisa See yet. I hope to read the book and/or watch the movie.
I thought the Invisible Bridge was okay - nothing special for me. And I could hardly finish The Birth of Love. I liked Room and loved Great House. Can't wait to read Tiger's Wife.
The Tiger's Wife, Swamplandia, and Annabel are on my tbr list along with The Memory of Love. I can't wait to get started on reading!
I have Swamplandia! but haven't read it yet. I've heard great things about Annabel however, and plan to read it soon.
I am not sure about the adaptation of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan precisely because of the introduction of the modern storyline. Guess I will just have to reserve judgement for now!
I'm glad to hear you enjoyed The Memory of Love! I'm going to add that to my list too!
Me too!
I'm so glad to hear that! One of my book clubs is reading that next month, so I'm really excited about it!
I can't wait to check out the movie either - I loved the book and watching it on a screen is going to be awesome!
I didn't know about the Lisa See movie either. I chanced upon it on a website. The trailer's well-done, right!
Awww.. I would still love it if you could make it. We could really meet up again! I'm excited about some of the books and authors at the festival!
Some of the titles are new to me. But overall, I'm really happy with this list - can't wait to read some of them.
"That list = more books for me to read." -> That's so right! My list just bloated after seeing that long list.
One of my book clubs is reading The Invisible Bridge next month. That's the first time I heard of it too, so I don't know what to make of it. I think I will still give it a try. I want to read Great House and Tiger's Wife too!
I'm on the fence about Swamplandia. I think it has to do with the croc on the cover, lol. I know, I shouldn't judge by appearance. I've had that book recommended to me many times - I should actually consider reading it.
I've hearing good things about Swamplandia and Annabel. I'm not yet sure about the former, but the latter, I really want to read.
I know - I'm upset about that modernity thing too. The book didn't have any reason for that, so I wonder how the movie-makers justify that.
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