Three fourths done

So I am about three fourths done with the book. I am a little disappointed in myself because I did slack a little and I was actually hoping to be done with the book by now and starting my second book during vacation. So far I feel that I have been doing a lot better with the notes. I have began to notice a few things that Kingston uses such as figurative language and she also infuses a lot of Chinese culture into her writing, though sometimes it is so Asian, I guess I can say, that I cannot imagine anyone who is unfamiliar with the Chinese culture to actually understand what she means. I should start doing some actual research on my author. Sadly I haven't started yet. But as of now I am still unsure of what other works I can read besides her books. I have tried to look for her essays or blogs, and I did find a blog, but there was only one post on it. I will check to see if it has been undated.

Myths

I am just about half way done with the book. I don't like it, but I do. Here's why. I chose the book because I thought it would do a lot with how an Asian American sees things. But instead of that, I got a book that says very little about her own life, and the majority of it on myths or "story-talk" that her mother learned when she was younger. Chinese myths are ok, I don't mind, but its not just any myth. It has to be myths about ghosts. And..I don't like scary stuff...at all. I was reading the book last night, when they started talking about a ghost that kills and what not. Of course when I was reading it, it was ok. But after, when I went to bed, the picture was vividly in my head. I couldn't sleep. I swear I must have been awake for about two or three hours before I fell asleep. I'm lucky that today is late entry. And the fact that I was sick might have added to the bad dreams part. Every time I get sick, I feel that I am more prone to getting bad dreams.


Anyway, I do like the book because it is such an easy read. I start and it's just so interesting that I keep going and going. But knowing that I have to write a report on this book later, it is hard for me to keep doing post-its. Besides that, I have no idea what to post-it on. As of now, I found that her "story-talk" is always first and the events that happen there reflect to her own life. She connects the woman warrior to her in every way possible to show that she is strong and serious about changing how an Asian society views women. Also, she uses a metaphor every time right before she starts a myth. This is almost like a bridge or a path that connects her real life to her myth life. I call it a myth life because the myths are most of the time told in first person, and after the myth, it always have similar events happen to her. I feel that I will finish the book soon, but I am still unsure of exactly what to look for. Any ideas?

First Impressions

So, after running around the Malden school library thinking they had the book, Woman Warrior, and finally after two days finding out that the book which was "in" was actually lost, I eventually got the book at the Malden Public Library.

My first impressions? The book looked old, I started to feel the connection to it fade. At first, I chose Maxine Hong Kingston as my research author mainly because I felt that I would be able to connect to much of the events and feelings in the book, being like her, the first generation of Asian American in my family. I expected much more than just another story about a Chinese girl, I have read too much about that. But also, while doing a pre research on the author, I have read great reviews on how amazing this book is.

That impression changed when I began to read. Although it is interesting already, (having only read about 20 pages) it is a slow read. It took me almost an hour and a half just to finish fifteen pages. But I do notice the similarities in her family and mine already. My expectations of the book did not fall any lower and as of now, I don't like it. My only fear now is the idea of taking such a long time to read so little pages.