To be a good writer, you have to read. Or at least that’s what everyone tells me. Somewhere in college, between the assigned essays and dreary textbooks, I forgot how to read for fun. I didn’t have time to read. I had so many other things I had to do. Only after starting this blog, after pouring over the blogs of other travellers, have I remembered how to enjoy reading again. It’s not often that I write book reviews, but it’s also not often that a friend writes a book. Jocelyn, from Speaking of China, was one of the featured authors in How Does One Dress to Buy Dragonfruit Of course, I wanted to read the book right away. Reading through this anthology, I was shocked by how many people were “just like me.” An Indian woman living in Thailand, an American mother in Malaysia, a Chinese-American woman in China, an American in Taiwan – all completely different than me, with different background living in different countries – and yet we shared so many things in common. It was surprising to see the things I have felt for so long, personified by someone else and eloquently weaved into a story. This book [...]
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