General Books


A Thousand Splendid SunsA Thousand Splendid Suns
Best Price: $11.14
Appreciated the book as much as, if not more than, The Kite Runner. What was most impressive is...
Unaccustomed EarthUnaccustomed Earth
Best Price: $14.00
When Jhumpa Lahiri's Pulitzer Prize winning volume of short stories, "The Interpreter of...
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A NovelSnow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel
Best Price: $5.50
The first book I read by Lisa See was Peony in Love. I truly loved that book. I bouth this one...
The Joy Luck ClubThe Joy Luck Club
Best Price: $3.92
In the book "The Joy Luck Club" written by Amy Tan, there are tons of Chinese cultured...
The Namesake: A NovelThe Namesake: A Novel
Best Price: $1.25
This is a great story of culture, family, and identity which are some important elements to most...


The Space Between Us: A Novel (P.S.)The Space Between Us: A Novel (P.S.)
Best Price: $8.44
This is the first book by Thrity Umrigar and it took me a few tries to really get into it. I...
Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted DaughterChinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter
Best Price: $2.38
I couldn't put this book down, being 1/2 chinese myself I loved the historical comments found in...
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among GhostsThe Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
Best Price: $4.50
The women ancestors of a geeky Chinese-American girl pile up impressive resumes, no worries ! ...
The Inheritance of LossThe Inheritance of Loss
Best Price: $2.99
The Inheritance Of Loss by Kiran Desai is a magnificent, impressive novel that ultimately is...
The Kite Runner Illustrated EditionThe Kite Runner Illustrated Edition
Best Price: $16.65
I was given a copy of this book as a gift. I had heard from several people that it's a good book...


Kira-KiraKira-Kira
Best Price: $3.12
I expect more from a book with this great award. It had a lot of unnecessary adult content that...
Empress OrchidEmpress Orchid
Best Price: $1.97
This book is alright. It's definitely entertaining and Anchee Min's dual role as historian is...
When the Emperor Was DivineWhen the Emperor Was Divine
Best Price: $3.95
WHEN THE EMPEROR WAS DIVINE is nothing short of remarkable. In one hundred and forty-four very...
Saving Fish from Drowning: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)Saving Fish from Drowning: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
Best Price: $2.99
I really enjoyed this book, full of entertaining, believable, sympathetic characters and the...
Dragon Bones: A Red Princess Mystery (Red Princess Mysteries)Dragon Bones: A Red Princess Mystery (Red Princess Mysteries)
Best Price: $6.25
This 3rd novel in the Red Princess Mystery series was not disappointing. Lisa See continues with...

The Bonesetter's Daughter: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)The Bonesetter's Daughter: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
Best Price: $4.84
This story seamlessly meshes past and present--three generation's worth--into a beautiful,...
Free Food for MillionairesFree Food for Millionaires
Best Price: $7.01
Free Food for Millionaires is like a reprise on the movie Slacker, only set in the NYC finance...
The Kitchen God's WifeThe Kitchen God's Wife
Best Price: $5.49
My wife and I will often read a novel to each other if it has plenty of drama, and tells a great...
The Palace of Illusions: A NovelThe Palace of Illusions: A Novel
Best Price: $13.99
Once I start reading one of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's novels, I don't want to put it down,...
The Last Empress: A NovelThe Last Empress: A Novel
Best Price: $5.99
Good book. I always wondered why China maintained itself so isolated for so many centuries. I...

Native SpeakerNative Speaker
Best Price: $3.98
Chang-Rae Lee wrote his first novel, "Native Speaker", which describes the experience...
A Free Life: A NovelA Free Life: A Novel
Best Price: $13.26
If you prefer intense movies, loud music, drama, and constant stimulation this might not be the...
Moonbeams, Dumplings & Dragon Boats: A Treasury of Chinese Holiday Tales, Activities & RecipesMoonbeams, Dumplings & Dragon Boats: A Treasury of Chinese Holiday Tales, Activities & Recipes
Best Price: $11.87
Hardcover edition. My mom bought this book for me after I wouldn't stop raving about it after...
The Eye of Jade: A Mei Wang Mystery (Mei Wang Mysteries)The Eye of Jade: A Mei Wang Mystery (Mei Wang Mysteries)
Best Price: $11.50
I picked this up because I am interested in China and in the past have been a mystery fanatic. ...
A Person of Interest: A NovelA Person of Interest: A Novel
Best Price: $2.50
Based on all the positive published reviews, I was excited to read this novel. When I did start...

The Hindi-Bindi ClubThe Hindi-Bindi Club
Best Price: $6.75
I have always been fascinated by the experience of immigrants in their new lands and...
Free Food for MillionairesFree Food for Millionaires
Best Price: $4.95
Free Food for Millionaires is like a reprise on the movie Slacker, only set in the NYC finance...
The Hundred Secret SensesThe Hundred Secret Senses
Best Price: $3.39
First 50 pages or so are bit hard to digest but as you start to get involved into the story, the...
The Joy Luck ClubThe Joy Luck Club
Best Price: $8.34
The Joy Luck Club, written by Amy Tan is a very unique novel that I would recommend anyone to...
A Gesture Life: A NovelA Gesture Life: A Novel
Best Price: $3.77
Ah, the unreliable narrator. Lee has an excellent command of the English language, as always...

No-No BoyNo-No Boy
Best Price: $5.00
I read this book, and couldn't figure out what Okada was trying to tell the reader. He is all...
Lost Names: Scenes from a Korean BoyhoodLost Names: Scenes from a Korean Boyhood
Best Price: $10.30
While reading this book I got the impression that it was a memoir. It is actally not so please...
China BoyChina Boy
Best Price: $3.99
Gus Lee's 'China Boy' was on my school's book club list this year. It was the first book I read...
Love Marriage: A NovelLove Marriage: A Novel
Best Price: $7.20
When Murali, a Sri Lankan Tamil practicing medicine in the U.S., met Vani, a girl who had grown...
Amy Tan's the Joy Luck Club (Cliffs Notes)Amy Tan's the Joy Luck Club (Cliffs Notes)
Best Price: $2.63
The four winds may change direction, and histories may shift at any given moment, but Amy Tan's,...

Invisible LivesInvisible Lives
Best Price: $3.84
Ok if I want a B Grade bollywood movie, I'll rent one. At least it will have better clothes,...
Dreaming WaterDreaming Water
Best Price: $3.98
This is the first book I've read by this author and it was passed to me by a friend who had...
The Foreigner: A NovelThe Foreigner: A Novel
Best Price: $3.95
Lin's ability to portray a city with both unflinching realism and sympathy/empathy is...
Imaginary MenImaginary Men
Best Price: $4.00
Imaginary Men centers around Lina Ray, a San Francisco-based matchmaker whose own lovelife has...
Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese CatSagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat
Best Price: $3.32
A WONDERFULLY TOLD CAT-TAIL! THE ILLUSTRATIONS ARE LOVELY AND APPROPRIATE TO THE PLAYFUL THEME...

The Death of Vishnu: A Novel (P.S.)The Death of Vishnu: A Novel (P.S.)
Best Price: $4.92
Vishnu, the odd-job man in a Bombay apartment block, lies dying on the staircase landing. Around...
Thousand Pieces of Gold (Bluestreak)Thousand Pieces of Gold (Bluestreak)
Best Price: $5.78
Every author has their way of writing a book. I won't criticize like how other reader's have on...
Folktales on Stage: Children's Plays for Reader's Theater (or Readers Theatre), With 16 Play Scripts From World Folk and Fairy Tales and Legends, Including Asian, African, Middle Eastern, European, and Native AmericanFolktales on Stage: Children's Plays for Reader's Theater (or Readers Theatre), With 16 Play Scripts From World Folk and Fairy Tales and Legends, Including Asian, African, Middle Eastern, European, and Native American
Best Price: $12.50
Do you want an engaging activity to use with elementary students that fosters reading,...
BoneBone
Best Price: $7.39
as a family after a daughter/sister commits suicide. The family of all together 4 miss her and...
The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing LifeThe Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life
Best Price: $0.01
I didn't read The Joy Luck Club; I wasn't interested, it sounded like a chick book, and I don't...

Evening Is the Whole Day: A NovelEvening Is the Whole Day: A Novel
Best Price: $4.71
...yet isn't that just what a wonderful book is: a glimpse of a new, whole, and unique world...
In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall: African Americans Celebrating FathersIn Daddy's Arms I Am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers
Best Price: $3.92
This book contains a collection of African American Poems about fathers. We also enjoyed this...
DeliciousDelicious
Best Price: $6.99
Love has a flavor all its own.… Famous in Paris, infamous in London, Verity...
Wild Ginger: A NovelWild Ginger: A Novel
Best Price: $4.60
Extremely intense book and well written. At first, it seemed a bit extreme, but after talking...
Girl in a Box (Rei Shimura Mysteries)Girl in a Box (Rei Shimura Mysteries)
Best Price: $4.98
I don't like to read spy novels. I like mysteries that center around a cultural component. I...

Snakeskin ShamisenSnakeskin Shamisen
Best Price: $6.79
The other three reviews have done a good job of summarizing the plot in this book. I would just...
Donald DukDonald Duk
Best Price: $4.93
pretty interesting but a kind of bad ending. the book has an interesting beginning though.
The Moon Lady (Aladdin Picture Books)The Moon Lady (Aladdin Picture Books)
Best Price: $3.20
I read this book and watched the Sagwa TV series and I want to see more stories by Amy Tan aimed...
Good ThingsGood Things
Best Price: $0.32
If you asked Deidre McIntosh what she loves most about her life, she'd probably say the chaos....
All Over CreationAll Over Creation
Best Price: $1.83
This is a novel way to incorporate important information about the perils of genetically...

So Far from the SeaSo Far from the Sea
Best Price: $4.75
My daughter got this from the library at school this week and immediately my husband and I...
The Dowry BrideThe Dowry Bride
Best Price: $3.79
I wanted to really, really love this work. I was so excited to read about romance between two...
The Joy Luck ClubThe Joy Luck Club
Best Price: $15.28
I bought this book because I loved the movie so much and the book is almost always even better....
The Invisible Thread: An AutobiographyThe Invisible Thread: An Autobiography
Best Price: $95.37
Home Building & Loan Assocation verses Blaisdell, the court stated, an emergency does not...
 
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