The Monkey in Me: Confusion, Love and Hope under a Chinese Sky

Confusion, Love and Hope under a Chinese Sky The Monkey In Me is a tour de force on the fall of the American Empire, the current world economic crisis and .
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A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers Never fall down: Middle East and Asian Novels. Falling leaves return to their roots: Ties that bind, ties that break: Hiroshima by John Hersey In this classic account of the devastation wrought by the atomic bomb, Hersey recounts his return to Japan, forty years later and his interviews with six people who were the focus of the earlier book.

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden The "memoirs" of one of Japan's most celebrated geishas describes how, in , as a little girl, she is sold into slavery; her efforts to learn the arts of the geisha; the impact of World War II; and her struggle to reinvent herself to win the man she loves. The kite runner by Khaled Hosseini Traces the unlikely friendship of a wealthy Afghan youth and a servant's son, in a tale that spans the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy through the atrocities of the present day.

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini A riveting and powerful story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship and an indestructible love. And the mountains echoed by Khaled Hosseini The best-selling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns presents a story inspired by human love, how people take care of one another and how choices resonate through subsequent generations. Black rain by Masuji Ibuse The people of a Japanese village fight to maintain their humanity and tradition in the radioactive "rain" after Hiroshima. Never let me go by Kazuo Ishiguro A reunion with two childhood friends draws Kathy and her companions on a nostalgic odyssey into their lives at Hailsham, an isolated private school in the English countryside, and a confrontation with the truth about their childhoods.

A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro Etsuko, a Japanese women living alone in England, contemplates the recent suicide of her eldest daughter, mingling the tragedy with memories of the devastation of Japan during World War II, and the calamities of her own life. Waiting by Ha Jin An ambitious and dedicated Chinese doctor, Lin Kong finds himself torn between two very different women--the educated and dynamic nurse with whom he has fallen in love and his traditional, meek, and humble wife.

War Trash by Ha Jin Captured by enemy forces, Yu Yuan, a young Chinese army officer serving in Korea in , takes on the role of interpreter thanks to his proficiency in English, a role that places him in the middle of the conflict between his fellow prisoners and their captors and between rival groups of prisoners. Obasan by Joy Kogawa The narrator learns about the experiences of her grandmother, Obasan, who was among those Japanese Canadians relocated to internment camps at the beginning of World War II.

The namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri An incisive portrait of the immigrant experience follows the Ganguli family from their traditional life in India through their arrival in Massachusetts in the late s and their difficult melding into an American way of life, in a debut novel that spans three decades, two continents, and two generations. Norwegian wood by Haruki Murakami The tragic death of their best friend has a profound influence on the passionate relationship between Toro, a serious young college student in Tokyo, and Naoko, an introspective beauty.


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The Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami An unrequited love for a woman devoted to Kerouac and the writer's life leads a man on a quest to uncover the mysteries of love and human longing after the woman disappears without a trace during her odyssey from parochial Japan through Europe to a Greek island, leaving behind only computer accounts of bizarre events and stories within stories. Wait for me by An Na As her senior year in high school approaches, Mina yearns to find her own path in life but working at the family business, taking care of her little sister, and dealing with her mother's impossible expectations are as stifling as the southern California heat, until she falls in love with a man who offers a way out.

A step from heaven by An Na Young Ju Park is unhappy with her journey to America as her family suffers with financial difficulties and hard times upon their arrival, yet when her father suddenly becomes violent, Young Ju is thankful when he leaves so that her family can start over and make their dream a reality. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan Encompassing two generations and a rich blend of Chinese and American history, the story of four struggling, strong women also reveals their daughter's memories and feelings.

The kitchen god's wife by Amy Tan Winnie Louie, an aging Chinese woman convinced that she will die soon, decides to unburden herself by divulging the secrets of those closest to her and to her suspicious, Americanized daughter. First They Killed My Father: By the National Book Award finalist author of Sold.

Sold by Patricia McCormick When she is tricked by her stepfather and sold into prostitution, thirteen-year-old Lakshmi becomes submerged in a nightmare where her only comfort is the friendship she forms with the other girls, which helps her survive--and eventually escape. Monkey bridge by Lan Cao Mai Nguyen, a young Vietnamese woman, comes of age in America after leaving Saigon in , while her mother confronts a painful struggle with loss, separation, and exile and a difficult adjustment to life in the family's new country.

A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America by Firoozeh Dumas An affectionate autobiography of growing up as an Iranian-American describes the author's family's move from Iran to Southern California, the engaging members of her diverse family, and their struggle with culture shock, including the mysteries of American English and American traditions.

Children of the Jacaranda tree: Stars between the Sun and Moon: It's the memoir of a boy named Sungju who grew up in North Korea and, at the age of twelve, was forced to live on the streets and fend for himself after his parents disappeared. Finally, after years of being homeless and living with a gang, Sungju is reunited with his maternal grandparents and, eventually, his father".

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When Dimple met Rishi by Sandhya Menon A heartfelt romantic comedy told from the alternating perspectives of two Indian-American teens whose parents have arranged their marriage follows the efforts of one to distance herself from the agreement and the other to woo his intended during a summer program they are attending together. Escape from Camp A hope more powerful than the sea: Adrift in a frigid sea, no land in sight--just debris from the ship's wreckage and floating corpses all around--nineteen-year-old Doaa Al Zamel floats with a small inflatable water ring around her waist and clutches two children, barely toddlers, to her body.

The children had been thrust into Doaa's arms by their drowning relatives, all refugees who boarded a dangerously overcrowded ship bound for Sweden and a new life. For days, Doaa floats, prays, and sings to the babies in her arms. She must stay alive for these children. She must not lose hope. Doaa Al Zamel was once an average Syrian girl growing up in a crowded house in a bustling city near the Jordanian border. But in , her life was upended.

Inspired by the events of the Arab Spring, Syrians began to stand up against their own oppressive regime. If I deserve you, I'll live. If not, I'll get what I deserve and die. Lee leaves it open like a Justice League action figure commercial. As to the jumping around - keep in mind that they are almost always jumping up, then pushing off of something walls, trees, ledges, etc. Not much of that in a big flat area of the desert. Of course, she also must have improved her skills tremendously Did anybody else see that tea cup trick to uncover the thief coming a mile away?

I mean, that's the oldest trick in the book! Not that it was a bad scene - I'm just saying I'm surprised so many people in the audience were "wowed" by that "clever" trick - the scene works because I knew Jen is young and naive and isn't crafty enough to hide her skills, so it's a good scene - I'm just astonished at how naive audiences can be.

When the boy jumped off the mountain he never knew if his wish came true.

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But it really did. The trick is not knowing her wish and what ever it was, she could never know if it came true. So i dont think we get to find out either. So i guess it opened it up for a sequel. Which by the way i believe they ar making a prequel to this movie then possibly a sequel. I would also like you to note that this tragic tale is a 5 book series in real life and this movie was made using book 4. The trick is knowing what happens in book 5 I DO. Also that the books ending is different to the movie.

Also i have just done some research on the topic and comes also back to that in japan the tragic love story is more popular than the happy love story ending. Also means us fellas can go see an awesome martial arts movie and still take the little woman because it has the whole love story attached that isnt over bearing. Quote; So she goes to find Melancholy Cloud and realizes that she's probably not fit for him. So this is book 4 of a 5 book series Pulling the old Star Wars trick of telling the middle of the story first, and then going back and telling the rest of the tale.

Not messed up explanation of Mountain jumping: Then there was a story of a boy who did this to save his sick parents' lives, and after he jumped, he landed, and he was not hurt. Thus he knew his wish had come true and he just left and never came back. Thank you for clarifying Dark Cloud's story. I like your explanation very logical , and I think it blends with my "Trial by Fire" idea. Didn't say which book they would do but I would assume the movie would explain Li Mu Bai's relationship with Michelle Yeoh's character who's name escapes me at the moment.

Unfortunately, we're going to have to wait a while since Lee's apparently got a couple other pictures in the pipe.

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Including an Incredible Hulk movie. Yeah, I'd heard that a prequel was next in line for the series, following Li Mu Bai and I'm not sure whether he's gonna do that, or other stuff like "The Incredible Hulk". CT,HD was his first action movie sorta, and even that was like the rest of his other movies. He's shown he can film action, but would he change the material to be as mushy as his other films? Oh, and for movie news you can check out this link and this one. Several of these interpretations are pretty well explained and might even be true.

I think they are. I did, however, notice a Roger Ebert article that mentioned this exact question. He apparently went to Lee himself and asked him what the ending meant. Lee responded by saying something to the effect of he wanted the audience member to discover it on their own.

So either he does have an interpretation he wants to get across, and he isn't saying or he wants us to make our own opinions about the ending. Either way, it was a great movie, eh? It's damn near impossible to use a combination of special effects and real life and copy something in animation perfectly. Plus with animation, theres no "bad acting" issue. I was told that it was the 3rd outta 4 books sorry to all, I know not of its name Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon perhaps?

Four outta five, though.. Imagine the Hulk moving at Wudang speed, hanging from a bamboo tree, and doing some crazy wire-fu fighting. Talk about Green Destiny -S Shu Lien tells Jen to go to Wudan Mountain instead of killing her because she knows the result will be the same. She sent Jen there to die. Jen was already adept at martial arts in the desert scenes. You can see that when she kicks away 4 guys in mid-a ir.

And Jen is dead. Crouching Tiger 2 is going to be a prequel, not a sequel. Also, if you're wondering: First of all, these are the two principle characters in the movie. Shu Lien waited and waited until it was too late to express her love to Li Mu Bai Yes, there is a considerable amount of backstory in this film.

But, it works for the same reason that Star Wars works.

There is very little pre-story narration. No one comes out before the movie and says "Okay, here's what you need to know" SW has the opening scroll, but that sets the scene and doesn't tell you anything you wouldn't pick up from the film. Here, the backstory is worked into the dialogue naturally. The only major backstory-revealing tool in CTHD is the prolonged flashback to the desert. This, however, is really just a pacing device not to mention damn cool. It's true what was said before. Jen and Shu Lien are the main characters, and this flahsback ensures that everybody knows this. Li Mu Bai is older and obviously has way more of a story behind him than a teenager no matter how remarkable.

Yet he is there to support the women who we come to know much more intimately.

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon - Questions, with Spoilers

I think this is incredibly effective, well presented, and just bloody interesting. It made me see it three times. Some more interesting trivia They learned the script phonetically. I guess they both speak Cantonesse.


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  • Whoami, why do you think Shu Lien knew Jen would jump from the mountain? Please explain your theory. I find it intersting.

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    That was how I saw it. Shu Lien tells Jen to be true to herself, and after causing so much sorrow to others, the only alternative was suicide. Shu Lien also had 2 previous opportunities to kill Jen. The DVD is out already? Where'd you get it shinsei19? Shu Lien also had 2 previous opportunities to kill Jen Or she could be hoping that Jen would finally walk the path of the righteous.

    That's what the "good" characters always do, hope for the "bad" to change. Whether it happens or not They reiterate the story of the boy who jumped off the mountain before she jumped, most likely indicating that she was making a wish, and was using the test of faith to make it come true. I have the DVD too, its already out in Asia, dunno about here in america, so if you want you can head over to http: Hehe my mom picked up the Region 3 DVD that was released a few weeks longer? It was kinda funny, though, because when I asked her if her DVD player was region 3 compatable she simply replied "um..

    I don't think so I'm not exactly sure when the US release is going to be I just wasn't that impressed with it. It wasn't the flying around stuff, or the languid pacing-- that whole desert part could've been about half its length, or almost left out entirely, and i wouldn't have minded. It just didn't compel me exactly. It was beautifully filmed, and cinematography was nice-- lush colors, things like that. The story itself was somewhat lacking.

    I'm sure the book is more interesting, though it sounds rather epic.