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A Memoir of a Hong Kong Childhood

Golden Boy: A Memoir of a Hong Kong Childhood by Martin Booth

January 13, 2020 by Fiat.Luxury Leave a Comment

I can’t remember why I picked this book up, but it was a lovely read.  This is a charming book about the childhood memories of Martin Booth, who, in the early 1950s, moved with his parents to Hong Kong, where his father was posted with the British Navy.  With an open-minded mother and “lucky” golden hair, 7-year-old Martin explored Hong Kong, including the parts of the city usually walled off to “gweilo” (foreigners.)  The book includes lovely and loving descriptions of the city and the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: golden boy, gweilo, Hong Kong, martin booth

Fiat.Luxury's CBR12 Review No:1 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: golden boy, gweilo, Hong Kong, martin booth ·
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“Be happy, but never satisfied.” Bruce Lee

The Boy who Became a Dragon: A Biography of Bruce Lee by Jim Di Bartolo

August 16, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

#cbr11bingo #Travel I knew who Bruce Lee was. I had even seen one of his movies. But I knew only the “Hollywood version” of his life. And Jim Di Bartolo does continue with that slightly more romantic view of Lee in The Boy who Became a Dragon: A Biography of Bruce Lee. This graphic novel is due in February 2020. First, even the author says he has taken some poetic license with Lee’s life, as some pieces have been fabricated over the years, information exaggerated […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Brue Lee, cbr11bingo, Hong Kong, Jim Di Bartolo

BlackRaven's CBR11 Review No:312 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Brue Lee, cbr11bingo, Hong Kong, Jim Di Bartolo ·
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Myth, history and culture collide

November 10, 2017 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

Ho Lin’s short story anthology was an interesting read. Each tale aimed to shed light on random moments from varying points of view. He pulls in the reader with unexpected juxtapositions of settings and tone. The collection exudes emotion as if the stories were collective memories meshed together. He rarely delves deep into any specific narratives. The stories bounced between Asia and American even within the same story. We meet an American ex-Pat in China, then a host of characters in San Francisco, while another […]

Filed Under: Short Stories Tagged With: Anthology, Asian culture, China Girl And Other Stories, Chinese American, Chinese American author, culture, East Asia, east vs west, film treatment, history, Ho Lin, Hong Kong, memory, myth, San Francisco, short stories, short story, surreal stories

teresaelectro's CBR9 Review No:5 · Genres: Short Stories · Tags: Anthology, Asian culture, China Girl And Other Stories, Chinese American, Chinese American author, culture, East Asia, east vs west, film treatment, history, Ho Lin, Hong Kong, memory, myth, San Francisco, short stories, short story, surreal stories ·
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