Thursday, April 24, 2008

Foreign Babes in Beijing, by Rachel DeWoskin

Average Rating: 6.4
Menu: Help Ladies, I know there was a delicious salad and meat....but Jenny, please remind us of the details.

Anne: 6.0 - Not as good as the hype. Enjoyed learning about the culture and cultural differences.

Becky: 6.5 - Liked learning about the Chinese culture. Didn't get into the story. Didn't see the poetry in her writing.

Jenny: 6.5 - Didn't like as much as thought. Interesting observations by the author but not compelling, outrageous or funny.

Jennifer: 6.0 - Thrown off by the Chinese language. Liked the beginning and the end, lackluster in the middle. Somewhat repetitive.

Tina: 7.0 - Interesting. Can relate to some of the experiences. Thought she was not insightful for having spent so much time there.

Dana: 6.0 - Wasn't drawn into the book, nor did she warm up to the author

Rachel: N/A

Angie: 6.5 - Lost momentum after the beginning.

Rebecca: 6.5 - Thought it would be funnier and more gripping. Liked first and second fifths of the book, not the third or forth fifths and then liked the last fifth.