false \ 1079421 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180810935m/1079421.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180810935m/1079421.jpg 9503 42 1223399 book 1997 Saving Fish from Drowning: A Novel total:7022|5:905|4:2190|3:2443|2:1065|1:417| 7022 23167 9467 1189 9503 034546401X 9780345464019 6712 1108 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166020855m/9503.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9503.Saving_Fish_from_Drowning_A_Novel 3 4 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 00:05:10 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 18:12:22 -0700 2009 1 The Poisonwood Bible. Some of the elements are similar: group of Americans visit third world country, spend time with the natives, have their preconceptions shattered through hardship and numerous misunderstandings. But this book...more...]]> 9503 034546401X 9780345464019 6712 1108 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166020855m/9503.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9503.Saving_Fish_from_Drowning_A_Novel 4 3 false Wed Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 23:16:53 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 16:47:44 -0800 2008 more...]]> 9503 034546401X 9780345464019 6712 1108 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166020855m/9503.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9503.Saving_Fish_from_Drowning_A_Novel 1 2 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 21 10:48:56 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 22:14:18 -0800 2009 Saving Fish from Drowning was outside of her voice and style, and unlike her previous novels, it took me forever to get into it. I finally finished after forcing myself to do so.
Perhaps it's that I've come to expect her ty...more...]]> 9503 034546401X 9780345464019 6712 1108 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166020855m/9503.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9503.Saving_Fish_from_Drowning_A_Novel 3 2 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed May 30 00:14:36 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 04 16:54:46 -0700 2007 The Joy Luck Club. Just going off that book I found Saving Fish from Drowning to be quite different.

While it held true to Tan's brilliant, rich way of writing and continued her analysis of human natu...more...]]> 1079421 0399153012 9780399153013 172 55 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180810935m/1079421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1079421.Saving_Fish_from_Drowning 1 2 false Thu Aug 02 18:48:30 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 03:29:39 -0800 2009
This was a torture to finish, but I was really holding out for an ending that would make the misery worth while. But nay - that was not to be the case.

Here was an opportunity for for a dozen world travelers to have an adventure. And t...more...]]> 9503 034546401X 9780345464019 6712 1108 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166020855m/9503.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9503.Saving_Fish_from_Drowning_A_Novel 4 2 false Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Oct 12 18:36:15 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 03 19:10:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 9503 034546401X 9780345464019 6712 1108 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166020855m/9503.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9503.Saving_Fish_from_Drowning_A_Novel 4 1 false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Feb 19 00:19:52 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 00:21:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 9503 034546401X 9780345464019 6712 1108 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166020855m/9503.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9503.Saving_Fish_from_Drowning_A_Novel 5 1 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 06:41:02 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 07:13:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 9503 034546401X 9780345464019 6712 1108 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166020855m/9503.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9503.Saving_Fish_from_Drowning_A_Novel 1 2 false Sun Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 04 11:59:15 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 05:41:48 -0700 2008
Saving Fish From Drowning was not a novel, but an endurance test. If I didn't have to facilitate a book group about this novel, I would not have rea...more...]]> 9503 034546401X 9780345464019 6712 1108 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166020855m/9503.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9503.Saving_Fish_from_Drowning_A_Novel 4 1 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Apr 25 20:13:11 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 20:13:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 9503 034546401X 9780345464019 6712 1108 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166020855m/9503.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9503.Saving_Fish_from_Drowning_A_Novel 2 1 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 28 18:45:06 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 16 13:43:02 -0700 2008
There are many smart devices in the book and I continue to like and ...more...]]> 9503 034546401X 9780345464019 6712 1108 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166020855m/9503.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9503.Saving_Fish_from_Drowning_A_Novel 4 1 false Mon Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 02 19:42:42 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 15 08:49:31 -0700 2008
This is definitely a departure from Tan's normal novels about the relationships between Chinese-born mothers and their Chinese-Am...more...]]> 9503 034546401X 9780345464019 6712 1108 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166020855m/9503.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9503.Saving_Fish_from_Drowning_A_Novel 3 1 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 05 21:07:23 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 07 13:30:57 -0800 2007
I've be...more...]]> 9503 034546401X 9780345464019 6712 1108 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166020855m/9503.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9503.Saving_Fish_from_Drowning_A_Novel 2 1 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue May 22 08:03:13 -0700 2007 Fri May 25 10:17:34 -0700 2007 more...]]> 9503 034546401X 9780345464019 6712 1108 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166020855m/9503.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9503.Saving_Fish_from_Drowning_A_Novel 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 17:13:01 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 17:18:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 6245442 9 2 3.30 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6245442.Saving_Fish_from_Drowning 5 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 09:27:11 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 09:36:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 9503 034546401X 9780345464019 6712 1108 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166020855m/9503.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9503.Saving_Fish_from_Drowning_A_Novel 5 0 false Tue Jun 30 06:41:29 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 07:01:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 9503 034546401X 9780345464019 6712 1108 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166020855m/9503.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9503.Saving_Fish_from_Drowning_A_Novel 3 0 false Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 22:33:24 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 22:46:31 -0700 2009
I really do ...more...]]> 9503 034546401X 9780345464019 6712 1108 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166020855m/9503.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9503.Saving_Fish_from_Drowning_A_Novel 4 0 false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat Apr 11 07:35:21 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 07:35:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1079421 0399153012 9780399153013 172 55 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180810935m/1079421.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1079421.Saving_Fish_from_Drowning 4 0 false Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 16:45:50 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 14:09:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1079421