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2010 - 50 BOOK CHALLENGE ... me.
True Compass by Ted Kennedy
The Limits of Enchantment by Graham Joyce
Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery
Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin
Connected Steven Shaviro - by Steven Shaviro ... Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah, I have only read the teen version of the book Chinese Cinderella but it was very good. Also Mao's last dancer by Li Cunxin looks good. I'm about to read The Year of the Shanghai Shark by Zhi Hong Mo which is set in contemporary northeastern China and about an ... ... By Witi Ihimaera
31. Of Bees and Mist By Erick Setiawan
32. The Bridges of Madison County By Robert James Waller
33. Mao's Last Dancer By Li Cunxin
34. Why Worry? By K. Sri Dhammananda
35. Club Dead By Charlaine Harris
36. Have a Little Faith By Mitch Albom
37. Entry into the Pr ... ... porcelain in that one), Music and Silence by Rose Tremain, The Virtuoso by Margriet de Moor, Dancer by Colum McCann, Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin, Song of the Lark by Willa Cather, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (about the power of literature in our lives), The Master by ... ... all the events that followed. In a similar vein (Chinese biography) are the books by Adeline Yen Mah (heart-breaking) and Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin. I'm not sure if the last one is available outside Australia but it's well worth it if you can get hold of it.
Dai Sijie is another ... ... Nicholas Sparks
8. The Kite Runner: Khaled Hosseini
9. The Queen of the Tambourine: Jane Gardham
10. Mao's Last Dancer: Li Cunxin
11. The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox: Maggie O'Farrell
12. Tess of the d'Urbervilles: Thomas Hardy
Of the above, I really ... ... (4) Award winners (prize = Whitbread) (2/8)
Could have been categorised as: (2) Authors not previously read
10. Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin
Assigned category: (4) Non-fiction (1/8)
Could have been categorised as: (2) Authors not previously read OR (7) Authors born in ... Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin ... (almost a 'B' size paperback)
The Memory Keeper's Daughter 131 x 210mm (??)
The Sea 135 x 216mm (trade paperback)
Mao's Last Dancer 152 x 230mm (?? a little larger than a 'trade paperback')
Having said that, Wikipedia has some different dimensions (apart from the 'A' and trade ... Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin
Angelina Ballerina by Katharine Holabird
Dances with Wolves by Michael Blake
The Farewell Waltz by Milan Kundera
Heartbreak Tango by Michael Puig Can I suggest Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin. Beautifully told - you don't have to know anything about ballet or even like it to enjoy this book. Last week - Beijing (China), then Houston (USA) & finally Melbourne (Australia) with Mao's Last Dancer by Cunxin Li.
This week - Fictitious 'Barchester' (England) with Anthony Trollope's The Warden. Having finished (& enjoyed) Mao's Last Dancer by Cunxin Li, I have moved onto to a couple of books which couldn't be more different:
- The Warden - Anthony Trollope (because a few LTers recommended it, as did Nancy Pearl :P) I'm reading the eBook from Project Gutenberg.
- The Grim Grotto ... I'm half way through Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin. First part has been very interesting but quite sad. I'm looking forward to the second half :) ... Britain, and Brother Odd by Dean Koontz which takes care of the U.S.
I have the following lined up:
China: Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin
Haiti: Restavec by Jean-Robert Cadet
Russia: To Dance by Valery Panov
Ukraine: Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
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