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Amy Tan begins The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings, a collection of essays that spans her literary career, on a humorous note; she is troubled that her life and novels have become the subject of a "Cliff’s Notes" abridgement. Reading the little yellow booklet, she discovers that her work is seen as complex and rich with symbolism. However, Tan assures her readers that she has no lofty, literary intentions in writing her novels--she writes for herself, and insists that the recurring patterns and themes that critics find in them are entirely their own making. This self-deprecating stance, coupled with Tan’s own clarification of her intentions, makes The Opposite of Fate feel like an extended, private conversation with the author.

Tan manages to find grace and frequent comedy in her sometimes painful life, and she takes great pleasure in being a celebrity. "Midlife Confidential" brings readers on tour with Tan and the rest of the leather-clad writers’ rock band, the Rock-Bottom Remainders. And "Angst and the Second Book" is a brutally honest, frequently hysterical reflection on Tan’s self-conscious attempts to follow the success of The Joy Luck Club.

In a collection so diverse and spanning such a long period of time, inevitably some of the pieces feel dated or repetitious. Yet, Tan comes off as a remarkably humble and sane woman, and the book works well both to fill in her biography and to clarify the boundaries between her life and her fiction. In her final, title essay, Tan juxtaposes her personal struggles against a persistent disease with the nation’s struggles against terrorism in the aftermath of 9/11. She declares her transformative, artistic power over tragedy, reflecting: "As a storyteller, I know that if I don’t like the ending, I can write a better one." --Patrick O’Kelley --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.

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In her first collection of essays, Tan explains that she writes stories to understand "how things happen." These musings, as wide-ranging as a graduation speech at Simmons College and a childhood contest entry, offer insight into how her family history has shaped the questions she chooses to ask. Tan herself reads the essays, which suits the intimate, self-congratulatory tone of the collection. Several of the pieces focus on Tan's tragedies-her father and brother died from brain tumors, her mother suffered violent bouts of depression and her best friend was murdered-but her successes also receive a fair amount of space. One can almost hear the pride in Tan's voice as she talks of her associations with other famous writers, how her name has been used as a question on Jeopardy and how The Joy Luck Club appears alongside "Bill" (Shakespeare) and "Jim" (Conrad) in Cliff's Notes, a fact that Tan uses to launch into a tirade about current perceptions of multicultural and Asian-American literature. The essays work best when Tan is telling a story, as when she relays her battle with Lyme disease or describes her mother's final days. Still, there's no denying that Tan has every right to be proud, having led a peripatetic and extraordinary life.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Amy at her best, Oct. 25 2005
Par Sue (Vancouver, BC) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This review is from: Opposite Of Fate (Paperback)
All Amy Tan fans should read this. I couldn't put it down, and neither could my mom. I've always enjoyed her writings since I can relate to so much of the dynamics between mothers and daughters that she writes about, but I particularly enjoyed this since this was about Amy's own life. Nothing contrived .........she lets us into her life and she also puts to rest some common misconceptions. She writes about her love of words, and these are some of the parts of the book that I didn't enjoy as much, but it was still a great read. As always, easy reading, heartfelt writing, and a good sense of humour and perspective.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Setting the record straight on Amy Tan, Avril 8 2005
This review is from: Opposite Of Fate (Paperback)
I would highly recommend this book to anyone, and not just  writers, women, North Americans with Asian heritage or people with any such specific demographics. A charming and well-written book that is true to the memoir genre where you get to know the author rather than the events of his/her life. There are enough interesting stories from Ms Tan's past, especially the cultural and cross-cultural ones - the former involving her Chinese ancestry and the latter involving her American and Chinese heritage. The reader knows plenty about the events of her life, but only the ones which matter to her, which, ultimately, are the ones that really matter in getting to know someone. However, Ms Tan's goal and focus was to set the record straight on Amy Tan, what she's like and where she stands on many issues, and that she did. There are many enlightening essays with Ms Tan's views and questions on a variety of interesting topics, with notes on how they've impacted her life. The writing style, vocabulary and organization of stories are very typical and symbolic of Ms Tan's ways. I feel like I partly know her now, as in having a feel of the gist of what she is like, how she thinks and sees the world, and that I would find her very amiable if I met her. I only wish every memoir could tell me as much about the writer. PS If you are writing essays on Ms Tan's books and/or her, take her advice and avoid using Cliff's Notes. Cliff never met her. Net sources are even worse!
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5.0étoiles sur 5 The Opposite of Fate, Juil 18 2004
Par smartnurse123 (Slidell, LA United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This is Amy Tan at her best... Her own life is much more interesting than her fiction!
I enjoyed hearing her own point of view as she described the motivation for writing her various novels. Each one is based on a real experience in her life. Her family, especially her relationship to her mother, is simply fascinating and the way she crafts her words is so poetic.

I am now inspired to read all of her other fictional books!

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4.0étoiles sur 5 Amy Tan in her own voice
"The Opposite of Fate" is a collection of musings that cover the many facets of Amy Tan's life, career, and philosophies. Read more
Publié le Juil 12 2004 par Eileen Rieback

4.0étoiles sur 5 Your Life May Depend on It
This nonfiction book is an interesting collection of essays and musings about Amy Tan, written by Amy Tan, the author of four best selling novels. Read more
Publié le Jui 17 2004 par Gregory Bascom

5.0étoiles sur 5 AN ALL AMERICAN CHINESE GIRL
What an interesting book this is. I would call this a memoir, yet musings is appropriate as this is about bits and pieces of the author's life in no particular order. Read more
Publié le Mai 12 2004 par Brady Buchanan

5.0étoiles sur 5 The Opposite of Fiction
Although I read only the rare novel, I really love it when a novelist tries her hand at non-fiction. Fiction writers turn everything into stories. Read more
Publié le Avril 15 2004 par takingadayoff

5.0étoiles sur 5 This Girl Can Write
I'm a sucker for all of Amy Tan's writing, and while this is something completely different from her usual Chinese-American Mother-Daughter stories, I found it extremely... Read more
Publié le Avril 1 2004 par Charles A. Allen

5.0étoiles sur 5 A brilliant AMERICAN writer
Before reading this book, I had never read anything by Amy Tan.
This book was thought-provoking and incredibly enjoyable. Read more
Publié le Mars 24 2004

5.0étoiles sur 5 INTRIGUING AND HIGHLY LISTENABLE
With lilting voice and understanding heart noted author Amy Tan reads her first work of non-fiction. Read more
Publié le Mars 16 2004 par Gail Cooke

5.0étoiles sur 5 INTRIGUING AND HIGHLY LISTENABLE
With lilting voice and understanding heart noted author Amy Tan reads her first work of non-fiction. Read more
Publié le Mars 16 2004 par Gail Cooke

5.0étoiles sur 5 A book of Musings from Amy Tan
I'm not a fan of biographies, I care more about the result of what people did rather than what it was they did. But I liked what Tan did with her "biography". Read more
Publié le Fév 15 2004 par stupage_stu

3.0étoiles sur 5 Aptly titled uneven collection
I suppose one shouldn't expect much from a book titled "Musings", and truth be told, I didn't rush out to pick this one up as I usually do with Tan's works based simply... Read more
Publié le Janv. 22 2004 par B. Capossere

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