We're Booking It!: My Opinion

We're Booking It!: My Opinion

I really enjoyed reading Stealing Budda's Dinner although I do not share the same experiences as the auther did as a child. For example, I was born and raised in Lafayette, Indiana. I never knew what it was like to move and change schools, or to have a parent remarry. I felt frustrated for Bich when Rosa entered their lives and seemed to turn everything upside down. She seemed to have no understanding of the beliefs or customs that were in place prior to her moving in. In spite of all these changes Bich had to deal with I think she handled things rather well. I really loved all of the author's descriptions of food. As a child I shared her love of sweets! I was drawn to all of her descriptions of the candy store and how she seemed to remember every brand of candybar ever made. It made me smile when she said her father and uncles would let her and her sister choose whatever they wanted. Another thing that fascinated me was when Bich and Ahn would get a piece of fruit from their Grandmother. The fact that they wanted the fruit so badly but, would carefully hold it in their hands until their Grandmother took the fruit and cut it up into perfect pieces was amazing. With our busy lives we tend to take things like food, friends and family for granted. Looking forward to hearing other thoughts on this book...
Valerie