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    <name><![CDATA[Lisa]]></name>
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  <isbn>0142004898</isbn>
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    <![CDATA[The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life]]>
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    <![CDATA[  Amy Tan has touched millions of readers with haunting and sympathetic novels of   cultural complexity and profound empathy. With the same spirit and humor that   characterize her acclaimed novels, she now shares her insight into her own life   and how   she escaped the curses of her past to make a future of her own. She takes us on   a journey   from her childhood of tragedy and comedy to the present day and her arrival as   one of the   world’s best-loved novelists. Whether recalling arguments with her mother in   suburban   California or introducing us to the ghosts that inhabit her computer, <em>The   Opposite of   Fate</em> offers vivid portraits of choices, attitudes, charms, and luck in   action—a   refreshing antidote to the world-weariness and uncertainties we all face today.]]>
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        <name><![CDATA[Amy Tan]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Apr 04 19:10:07 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Apr 15 18:30:32 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book.  It was so different from the books I normally read.  Amy Tan has led an interesting life! It was a little slow 3/4 of the way through, but I enjoyed reading about her life and relationship with her mother.  Seeking the &quot;American Dream&quot; and the chinese culture of honoring and obeying your parents are so polar opposite.  It's understandable that first generation kids grow up very confused.]]></body>
    
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