Diane Farr—Numb3rs star, Loveline veteran, and FunnyorDie.com contributor—always took for granted that she could love anybo...
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Jul 17, 2011
Yune
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Being Korean myself, I would've been curious about any tale of intermarriage between an American and Korean, but what clinched this for me was that the author is frank, funny, and surprisingly thoughtful about what minority races may want and face in this country.
This is mostly her personal story of romance overcoming cultural barriers (which in her case weren't near as significant as they could have been -- but I was still won over by details of how she integrated a Korean wedding cer More...
This is mostly her personal story of romance overcoming cultural barriers (which in her case weren't near as significant as they could have been -- but I was still won over by details of how she integrated a Korean wedding cer More...
Dec 22, 2011
Otoki
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I would have given this book five stars if it hadn't constantly had crap thrown in there about how much she wanted to/did make out with her husband. I just don't like kiss and tell stuff in that vein.
Otherwise, this book was excellent, and I think she hit on a really important point: you can't say you have nothing against people from certain backgrounds if you're not cool with your child dating/marrying one of them. The stories of families shunning people because of their own racis More...
Otherwise, this book was excellent, and I think she hit on a really important point: you can't say you have nothing against people from certain backgrounds if you're not cool with your child dating/marrying one of them. The stories of families shunning people because of their own racis More...
Sep 24, 2011
Jennifer
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I liked this book very much for it's honesty and pluck in exploring cross racial love. What about the parents? What about your mixed-raced babies? Farr tackles these questions from her perspective in a funny and self-deprecating tone, rather than a sociological one. She admits that she did not include the stories of the relationships that didn't work out, and in that I think she is presenting then an incomplete picture. She is also noticably missing same-sex couples, though she states she d
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Jul 03, 2011
Emilie
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Diane Farr’s recounting of the prejudice she faced when dating, becoming engaged to and then marrying a Korean man is funny, witty, intelligent and fascinating. First of all the author is a great writer being both incredibly funny and intelligently philosophical through out this book. You like her immediately as a person and as a writer. But maybe even more importantly, her brutal honesty about her own shortcomings, those of her family, her acquaintances and people everywhere leads to a truly
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Aug 09, 2011
Kendra
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When I first read Diane Farr’s piece in Modern Love, which ended with the bio indicating she had just published Kissing Outside the Lines, I believe I ordered the book from BN.com in four seconds flat. I needed to read it. There were other cardholding members out there! Besides just my sister-in-law and I! American white girls who wouldn’t let go of their Korean men!
Given my vested interest in the subject matter, I have a mammoth bias in reviewing her book. In fact, I am so deeply More...
Given my vested interest in the subject matter, I have a mammoth bias in reviewing her book. In fact, I am so deeply More...
Jun 18, 2011
Sheryl
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I can't say enough wonderful things about this book. I just loved it! Part memoir, part look at interracial relationships in America,this book is fascinating, funny and heartwarming. Diane Farr has a wonderful narrative voice. I was completely drawn in by not only her story but also by the other couples she writes about.
I also loved that she included photographs at the end of the book. I was reading the Kindle version and so did not know they were there until the very end. It was a More...
I also loved that she included photographs at the end of the book. I was reading the Kindle version and so did not know they were there until the very end. It was a More...
Sep 15, 2011
Nuree
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Entertaining read w/ some good insight sprinkled here and there. Loved how she tried and tries to incorporate Korean culture into her relationship/marriage/parenting. Even though her family may be "American," I think it's still important to nurture history and culture...cuz no one is a no-culture person! Also enjoyed the 5 vignettes of other couples - made it apparent how much other people still face and deal with opposition from parents/friends/others.
Jul 02, 2011
Rachel
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Recommended reading if you are or ever have been in a bi-racial, multi-ethnic or otherwise controversial relationship, or if you are sympathetic to those who are. The author nicely combines her own experiences and perspectives with those of many other couples, though the book is limiting because as the author says, all perspectives given are from people in cosmopolitan settings in the upper-middle class.
Sep 28, 2011
Danie
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Engaging read about a "white" american Diane Farr (actress)who dates and marries an American Korean man and how she tries to understand his family's culture. Her voice is extremely funny and real throughout the book and its amazing how she tried to keep true to herself while also respecting her husband's family.
Dec 01, 2011
Kirsti
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This book is witty, insightful, and charmingly frank. Diane Farr's vulnerable and brave memoire is beautifully written. Her experiences with an interracial engagement and the experiences of the people she intereviews are poignant and powerful. This book is fun to read, as well as thought provoking.
Jan 05, 2012
Sara
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This was a fascinating read to me for a number of reasons. The white female / Asian male relationship is far less common than the white male / Asian female relationship which I currently have, so to compare and see similarities was quite insightful; in addition, hearing the white perspective on white/Asian relationships from a female perspective also provided some food for thought. Though Farr and Chung move in social circles far above anything I could ever aspire to, it is comforting to see t
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Dec 02, 2011
Mary Frances
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I didn't get this book. The writer tries to make drama out of a now fairly commonplace thing- an Asian and white mixed marriage. It us nit full of insight, or drama, or humor. It isn't groundbreaking. A snore.
Aug 11, 2011
Kirei
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The author, who is a white actress, writes about her marriage to a Korean-American. Plus she writes about other relationships. The book sort of seems amateurish. It didn`t always hold my attention.
Jul 07, 2011
Jen
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So far, so hilarious. Takes on dating outside of your race/culture with brutal honesty that ends up being both funny and really sad at the same time. Hopefully the book stays this good!
And the book stays good! It's a really cute story of dating someone from a different culture, any different culture, and how comedically awkward and bad and interesting it can be. Really a good fun read.
And the book stays good! It's a really cute story of dating someone from a different culture, any different culture, and how comedically awkward and bad and interesting it can be. Really a good fun read.
Jul 17, 2011
Aubrey
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This was much better than i expected, especially since it was written by an actress. Interesting perspective on relationships, preconceptions re: race, and the reality of relationships.
Jun 07, 2011
Kate
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Hilarious, sweet and sad. A great read now just a few short months before my wedding to someone of a different race.
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