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Summary: read my rockin' review
Review: hey sexy guys out there!
u gotta read this book,
it is emotional,
and full of hope
the main character, Ailin,
is full of strength, hope, conviction,
and power.
she wants to be known as a person not just a good girl in bed
she wants a man to love her,
not own her, and just use her for sex
she wants to die, being someone who changed the world,
not someone who had sex with 50 partners,
she wants to change the world first,
then do the fun part.
she doesn't even know she is thinking that way,
life just falls before sex naturally!
an amazing young woman!
i want to be able to think like that!
o well the way i think takes me many places
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Summary: A Lovely Book!
Review: I absolutey love this book! Its soo inspiring! Trust me, this book is gonna be fave if you read it! When you're done with it, I strongly suggest you read "An Ocean Apart, A World Away". Happy Readings! ^_^
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Summary: Good book, disturbing subject
Review: I am writing this Critique for a project I'm doing in my 7th grade Language Arts class. Enjoy! Ties That Bind, Ties That Break. A great book it is. It educates you about some tradition Chinese ways, and how they have changed. For instance, young Chinese women binding their feet. Once a tradition that all did is now broken. And Ailin Tao was one of the first young girls to break that torturous tradition. China; shunned from the rest of the world, had their own little world. Ways of government, ways of marriage, and ways of education were different from everyone else. The tao family consisted of three girls and a boy. Ailin was the youngest of the girls. Both of her older sister's were already married or soon to be married. Next would be Ailin. She met a nice boy, but his mother disapproved of her. Ailin was almost five years old and her feet were not yet bound. Ailin refused to go through such an abominable deal; she preferred her freedom of jumping, playing, and running away from her amah, or governness. The marriage arragement was broken and Ailin became a disgrace to her family. Ailin was then sent to public school, which Big Uncle disagreed with, but fathger insisted they all catch up with modern times. A terrible event left Big Uncle in charge of the Tao family and Ailin was taken out of public school-her world, the place she feels where she most belongs. She's then given three choices by her Big Uncle: (1) to become a nun, (2) to become a farmer's wife, or (3) to become a concubine-which was not too much better than a slave. She decides to go to her teacher, who has secretly given her free English lessons since being taken out of school, for help. Recommended by Miss Gilbertson, Ailin became an Amah for Mr. and Mrs. Warner to look after their daughter and son, Grace and Billy. Doing such a good job of teaching and caring for the chilren for three years, Mr. Warner invited AIlin to make a tremendous change in her life to go half way across the world to their homeland of America. Will Ailin go or will she not? Is she going to look for another job or come back home to the Tao house and plead to stay? At the end of each chapter, this book keeps you wanting, needing, and waiting for more information about Ailin until you can totally finish the book. I recommend reading this book for it teaches you about a different culture and is constantly adding an extra 'spice' to life.
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Summary: Ties That Bind, Ties That Break
Review: I am writing this Critique for a project I'm doing in my 7th grade Language Arts class. Enjoy! Ties That Bind, Ties That Break. A great book it is. It educates you about some tradition Chinese ways, and how they have changed. For instance, young Chinese women binding their feet. Once a tradition that all did is now broken. And Ailin Tao was one of the first young girls to break that torturous tradition. China; shunned from the rest of the world, had their own little world. Ways of government, ways of marriage, and ways of education were different from everyone else. The tao family consisted of three girls and a boy. Ailin was the youngest of the girls. Both of her older sister's were already married or soon to be married. Next would be Ailin. She met a nice boy, but his mother disapproved of her. Ailin was almost five years old and her feet were not yet bound. Ailin refused to go through such an abominable deal; she preferred her freedom of jumping, playing, and running away from her amah, or governness. The marriage arragement was broken and Ailin became a disgrace to her family. Ailin was then sent to public school, which Big Uncle disagreed with, but fathger insisted they all catch up with modern times. A terrible event left Big Uncle in charge of the Tao family and Ailin was taken out of public school-her world, the place she feels where she most belongs. She's then given three choices by her Big Uncle: (1) to become a nun, (2) to become a farmer's wife, or (3) to become a concubine-which was not too much better than a slave. She decides to go to her teacher, who has secretly given her free English lessons since being taken out of school, for help. Recommended by Miss Gilbertson, Ailin became an Amah for Mr. and Mrs. Warner to look after their daughter and son, Grace and Billy. Doing such a good job of teaching and caring for the chilren for three years, Mr. Warner invited AIlin to make a tremendous change in her life to go half way across the world to their homeland of America. Will Ailin go or will she not? Is she going to look for another job or come back home to the Tao house and plead to stay? At the end of each chapter, this book keeps you wanting, needing, and waiting for more information about Ailin until you can totally finish the book. I recommend reading this book for it teaches you about a different culture and is constantly adding an extra 'spice' to life.
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Summary: Good Book
Review: I read this book for my 9th grade world cultures class. I was learning about chinese footbinding and this book gave much insight into China and their culture. I thought this book was going to waist my time, but I found it quiet interesting, and I enjoyed reading it. Recommended.
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Summary: Strong female chinese heroine
Review: Namioka creates a strong female character in Ailin, who must fight social and cultural stereotypes in early 20th century China. Ailin a young girl fights to change her future and destiny by not having her feet bound, a tradition that goes back centuries in China. By doing so she must find strength in herself as she explores a new culture, language and world.
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Summary: Ties that Bind, Ties that Break.
Review: The book took place in China back in 1911. Most of the story took place in Nanjing and in Shanghai, China. Ailin was born in a compound in Nanjing, China. At the time of the story she was only four years old and did not have her feet bound. You see back then if a girl did not have her feet bound then she could not be married. Ailin was to marry a boy by the name Hanwei liu. The marriage was called off because she refused to have her feet bound. As time went on Ailin got older and found out that not everyone was going to show her respect like her father did. Ailin had lost her grandmother and then about five years after she lost her father. Her Uncle was in control of the compound now, even though she did not want to admit to herself. She had to follow his rules and that meant no more public schooling. Once she stopped school, her English teacher gave her private lessons. She was forced by her uncle to take up a job, so she worked as a nanny for the Warners. The Warners had two children; a girl, age six at the time and a boy age five. Ailin worked for the Warners for three years and that's when she was asked to go to America. At the age of sixteen Ailin left China on a boat with the Warners. You see the Warners were missionaries who had a home in San Francisco, California. While on the boat she meets a guy by the name James Chew. His father owns a restaurant in San Francisco. The Warners decided to move back to Nanjing but this time Ailin wanted to stay. She was getting married to James and they were going to open their own restaurant.
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Summary: Ties That Bind, Ties That Break: A Review
Review: The practice of foot binding has a long and contentious history. For centuries, Chinese women were purposely crippled by having their feet forced into tight little balls. This was done when the women were very young, and it began by pushing their toes toward the ball of their foot, and tightly binding them into place. Over time their feet were permanently deformed. Ostensibly, the reason for this practice was that tiny feet were prized in China as a sign of beauty. Only peasants left the feet of their daughters unbound.
Ties That Bind, Ties That Break takes place in China at the beginning of the twentieth century. The author, Lensey Namioka, tells about a young girl, Tao Ailin, who refuses to get her feet bound when her family tries to bind them at age five. The story goes along and follows Tao as she struggles to succeed in life at her own terms. The book shows how a simple action can effect and dictate someone's life.
The book is a wonderful representation of what middle-class life is like in the early twentieth century. Although written for a young adult audience, Ties That Bind, Ties That Break is suitable for all ages. It was a great and well-written book. It was short and sort of left you out on a limb at the end. I was hoping that the story would continue, it almost seemed like a part of the story was cut off. The characters seemed to be very well-thought out. Each person affected Tao in different ways and it was great how carefully Namioka shows that. It's also great how she shows a change in society. How even though when she was little, foot binding was how to show you were a proper young woman, by the end of the book, a character from Tao's childhood meets up with her and explains how China had changed.
Overall, Ties That Bind, Ties That Break is a a great historical novel. This story is written with amazing detail, emotion, and sense of reality. It brings to life the hardships of the thousands of women that had bound feet, and the few who resisted the cruel practice. As you get caught up in the story, you will forget all else. I highly reccommend this book to anyone looking for a realistic fiction novel.
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Summary: Very Enjoyable
Review: This book follows the life of a young Chinese girl named Ailin who refuses to have her feet bound, a decision that leads to many hardships in her life. The plot of this book is very moving and Ailin is a strong and likeable character. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and would recommend it to anyone interested in Chinese culture.
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Summary: Ties That Bind Ties That Break
Review: This is an amazing novel about one Chinese girl standing up to tradition. It takes place in the early 20th century, when for centuries the Chinese woman had to have their feet bound, because of tradition. It breaks my heart to know how much they suffered. But Ailin, stood up to tradition and refused to have her feet bound, at a young age. The book talks about the out come of her decision, and how it effected her life greatly. It really opened my eyes to a lot of things I did not know about Chinese culture, that I am glad I know now. This is a spectacular book and I recommend this book to anyone who wants to know how many women have suffered for everything. Then ending is very powerful and wonderful. I could read this book a million times!
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