Fran hosted book club this month and we had a lovely time. The book was “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet,” by Jamie Ford.
Overall, the book was reviewed well by all members. It is not however, “Snow Falling on Cedars,” by David Guterson. Both books delve into the Japanese-American internment camps and the resulting racism and persecution, but with vastly different story lines. “Snow Falling on Cedars,” is an amazing book. “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet,” is a good book.
“Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet,” tells the story of Henry Lee, from his difficult childhood as a Chinese-American during World War II to the death of his wife in 1986.
The book is a good pick for book clubs because it offers an insight into the Japanese-American internment camps, the relationship in American between the Chinese and the Japanese, and the relationship between immigrants and their first-generation children. See my book review under Pages.