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Bone
Bone
Author: Fae Myenne Ng
In this profoundly moving novel, Fae Myenne Ng takes readers into the hidden heart of San Francisco's Chinatown, to a world of family secrets, hidden shames, and the lost bones of a "paper father." It is a world in which two generations of the Leong family live in an uneasy tension as they try to fathom the source of the middle daughter Ona's so...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781562829445
ISBN-10: 1562829440
Publication Date: 1/1993
Pages: 193
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  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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tiffanyak avatar reviewed Bone on + 215 more book reviews
In many ways, I really love this book. It has an incredibly unique and complex narrative structure that is extremely fun and deep to analyze, the characters are compelling, and it speaks a great deal to the heart of the immigrant experience, with the children thrust into the position of being outsiders in many ways to both worlds. Not saying too much about it, it is certainly well worth giving a try if the description captures your interest at all.


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