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Though some story lines are not convincing, overall it is a enjoyable read. The book keeps a calm, quiet, peaceful tone on a heavy subject.
The Heartbeat Library: A Novel
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Excellent novel, especially when it comes to describing immigrant and their families - their resilience, struggles in a vastly different country and culture, and family bonds(or lack of it). However, as one of other reviews mentioned, the claims about racism problems is a bit exaggerated. Overall, very much worth reading.
All That's Left Unsaid: A Novel
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If I am to be honest, I should have given 4 instead. The bonus 1 star is for the nice surprise when mainland China movies almost always disappoint me. In mainland China, very few actors know how to act, even fewer directors know how to tell a story (IMO anyway). Not this one. Some part of the plot are less convincing, some scenes are a little over the top, but nothing too bad to ruin overall quality of the movie.
Both main actors are impressive, I am especially impressed by Enyou Yang's performance, incredible for her age. Director Jiangjiang Liu has done a great job, however I feel he could have added some calmer/quieter frames here and there. The movie tries to be emotional/tense from beginning to end, which doesn't give best view experience.
Lighting Up the Stars
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Very touching, often times poetic. CODA has very simple plot, but you will never feel bored watching.
CODA
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90 minutes wasted. As someone else already said, the story is pointless.
Undine
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