the consumer culture book sounds good... its amazing how much advertising stuff is shoved into every little thing. i mean... a few weeks ago i was watching an old (early 80s) movie, and in it the characters were carrying around generic beer. and it wasn't because the characters were broke and had to buy "generic" beer, it was just not done to put name brands in there. now sometimes you see a movie and it seems to just be a vehicle for the advertisers. crazy.
That is a great point. "Bitch" once ran an article called "The Triumph of the Shill". We've just gone off the deep end on this, in a short amount of time.
That geisha book was incredible. I love real-life stories like that, especially of someone who lived in a culture that's so different than ours.
I don't know if other people disliked "Peony in Love" as much as I did. Would love to hear some others' opinions. But yes, do start with "Snow Flower"; that was really good though the descriptions of foot binding were pretty hard to read.
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That is a great point. "Bitch" once ran an article called "The Triumph of the Shill". We've just gone off the deep end on this, in a short amount of time.
That geisha book was incredible. I love real-life stories like that, especially of someone who lived in a culture that's so different than ours.
I don't know if other people disliked "Peony in Love" as much as I did. Would love to hear some others' opinions. But yes, do start with "Snow Flower"; that was really good though the descriptions of foot binding were pretty hard to read.
Thanks for reading!