Coffee & Kung Fu
2 journalers for this copy...
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Twenty-six-year-old Nicci Bradford doesn't exactly love her job fixing the grammar in company brochures, or living in Boston, or going on awkward fix-ups with men she barely knows. What she does love is Kung Fu movies...especially the ones starring Jackie Chan. Their timeless and inspired wisdom offers her a philosophy of life. The problem is she doesn't have much of a life to philosophize about. But Jackie Chan is also a pretty good action hero. And when opportunity-and risk-present themselves in unexpected ways, it's up to Nicci to follow her hero's example, focus on her goal, and strike...
Twenty-six-year-old Nicci Bradford doesn't exactly love her job fixing the grammar in company brochures, or living in Boston, or going on awkward fix-ups with men she barely knows. What she does love is Kung Fu movies...especially the ones starring Jackie Chan. Their timeless and inspired wisdom offers her a philosophy of life. The problem is she doesn't have much of a life to philosophize about. But Jackie Chan is also a pretty good action hero. And when opportunity-and risk-present themselves in unexpected ways, it's up to Nicci to follow her hero's example, focus on her goal, and strike...
Kind of chick lit gone to the Dark side.
Parts I liked very much- the author's analysis of life via Kung Fu movies (which are popluar with a certain male czuk), grandpa's way of analyzing everyone by their shoes, the gentleness of Ethan (he reminds me of a friend of mine), and the way smells and sounds pour off the page with descriptions of life in places "far off".
Didn't like sex for sex's sake. I'm too much of a prude I guess- or old fashioned. Could never be in a relationship only for physical pleasure. It's just a piece of the pie, not the whole thing. Rob, CArol, Keyth, and the Barbie doll (was her name Melanie? I already forget) never struck a note of truth to me, but Nicci, with all her self doubt and loneliness did.
And...I'm a sucker for fisrt books of authors.
Will probably save this to releae in Boston this summer unless 1) someone wants it or 2) I forget to take it with me!
Parts I liked very much- the author's analysis of life via Kung Fu movies (which are popluar with a certain male czuk), grandpa's way of analyzing everyone by their shoes, the gentleness of Ethan (he reminds me of a friend of mine), and the way smells and sounds pour off the page with descriptions of life in places "far off".
Didn't like sex for sex's sake. I'm too much of a prude I guess- or old fashioned. Could never be in a relationship only for physical pleasure. It's just a piece of the pie, not the whole thing. Rob, CArol, Keyth, and the Barbie doll (was her name Melanie? I already forget) never struck a note of truth to me, but Nicci, with all her self doubt and loneliness did.
And...I'm a sucker for fisrt books of authors.
Will probably save this to releae in Boston this summer unless 1) someone wants it or 2) I forget to take it with me!
REserved for Mystic River
Just started on this one this morning - Bookczuk was sweet enough to hold onto this one for me as it was on my wish list:) Looks good and have enjoyed the first 20 or so pages!
