Archive for October 12, 2009
THE FAVORITES by Mary Yukari Waters
In her debut novel, THE FAVORITES, gifted short story writer Mary Yukari Waters finds herself caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place. Her story of a Japanese family once torn apart by war and now living with the sacrifices of the past examines a culture that protects its “fermented emotions” from public view even though the story itself is meant for Americans, a culture that “believe(s) it is unhealthy to keep feelings inside.” And so Ms. Waters carefully constructs a novel devoid of obvious emotion for a readership that craves it.
October 12, 2009
Tags: Around-the-World, Half-Half Posted in: Book Club Choice, Japan 
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