Sushi for One?
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- ISBN13: 9780310273981
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Lex Sakai never had time for dating until her crafty grandmother insisted she bring a date to her cousin’s wedding. The permanently-in-control Lex uses Ephesians to compile a huge list of traits for the perfect man … but God seems to have a much more unlikely candidate in mind.
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This book was chosen for our book club for February. You can read all the additional reviews for what the book was about, this is not my purpose for my review. I expected the book to be a light read, but what I got was nearly weightless. I like Christian Fiction and I like light romance, but this book was neither.
First, the leader lacks any right character development. I felt that they were very flat and did not make me want to like them, especially Lex, the main character. I felt that her priorities were incorrect. She proclaimed to be Christian and went to church, but you never sense that her heart is really bent towards Jesus. She finally allows God to take over, but she still tried keeping some control. Aiden was the only character I liked, and he was the Agnostic. I wish that his character was developed better so the reader could know why he was Agnostic, and why he was stirred by the picture in the pastor’s office.
The Grandmother character had no redeeming qualities. If this is truly how Asian Grandmothers are, I am glad I’m not Asian. The four cousins showed no respect for their grandmother, which is not a very excellent Christian value. And why didn’t the leader show anything excellent about the Grandmother. She wrote it in 3rd person, so she could have showed a soft side that allowed the reader to know her motivations.
The Father and brother were unbelievable. You never really get an feeling for how Lex felt about them, or how they truly felt towards her. I finished up feeling glad that they were not my brother or Father.
The plot was also unbelievable, and I never felt like it could possibly be real. There are plenty of things that the leader could have done to erect any amount of suspense in the book. Why not erect more on Lex’s past, hint sooner about what happened to her so the reader could erect sympathy for her earlier in the book. The leader should have spent more time at the end, bringing everything together to make you feel that the book was really over.
As for any insight of the Asian American culture, or Christian Asian culture, I hoped that this did not reflect their real lives. My largest hope in this book was to find out what it would be like to be an Asian Christian. I don’t see what makes Lex any different that any additional American girl, except she has a mean Grandmother. Lacking much work, you could turn this tale into an Italian Catholic family tree with a domineering matriarch, a single Italian girl who becomes saved and leaves the Catholic church, and Grandma is forcing all kinds of excellent Catholic boys at her.
And finally, where is God in this book? He’s like an extra in a movie. He’s there, he doesn’t interact with the main characters much, and he doesn’t have much to say. This is a Christian genre, and Christ should play a larger role in the book. What sets this book apart from any secular fiction?
I want to see a Asian Christian leader make it in this genre. This leader is young and I’d like to see her renovate her voice to make a statement about her culture and relationship with God to the readers.
Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5
Sushi for One is the tale of a thirtyish Asian-American woman whose grandmother has chose needs to marry sooner rather than later. The woman, who was once sexually beaten, is an avid volleyball player and a volunteer coach of a volleyball team for underprivilged girls, a team whose expenses are underwritten by her grandmother. Her grandmother threatens to pull funding unless she finds a serious boyfriend–and then makes sure that no one else in the community will fund it either. I didn’t like Grandma. The book involves the heroine’s search for a spouse and her search for funding for the team.
On the religion front, as a Catholic, I establish it appealing that the catalyst for one character’s religious conversion is a large picture of the crucifixion which was establish in the pastor’s office. Looking at that graphic picture and seeing the pain of Christ turned the unbeliever into a believer–and the Protestants marvel why we Catholics fill our churches with statues and additional images.
Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5
I reflect I wanted to like this book, and I was able to end it, which is a point in its favor. Let me say that I don’t generally read Christian romance novels (I have no objection to books featuring excellent ol’ sexytime) and tend to steer clear of the majority of mainstream romance novels (exceptions include Diana Gabaldon, because hello, hot men in kilts). That said, I’ve certainly read worse books than this one.
I am a Christian but not the type at which this book is aimed, meaning I don’t go to a nondenominational Bible church; hence I disagreed with many of the leader/main character’s beliefs. (Sample dialog: “Are you lesbian?” “No, Grandma, I’m Christian!” Yeah, because persons two things are automatically mutually exclusive.) But I could get over that if not for the more basic plot and characterization problems.
The characters are caricatures; the cultural stereotypes are way over the top and nearly appear to be jam-packed in sometimes. Lex, the heroine, is a disaster magnet to an unrealistic degree. I couldn’t buy the evil grandma. The plot meanders, characters get lost in the shuffle, and the payoff is way too abrupt. And don’t get me ongoing on the “Ephesians list,” though that’s partly a personal pet peeve.
If you really like Christian chick lit, you may be able to look past the flaws. I couldn’t.
Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5
This book was so entertaining. I quickly turned the pages, nervous to find out what else could go incorrect in Lex’s life. I loved Tang’s humorous writing and the fundamentals of Japanese and Chinese culture in the novel. Lex’s tough, no nonsense personality had me rooting for her throughout the tale. As soon as I finished Sushi for One, I quickly selected up Book 2 because I didn’t want the tale to end.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
I was tickled when I stumbled across Sushi for One by Camy Tang. I like light hearted chick lit that still has some substance to it. Tang did not disappoint. Lex is a well rounded character that is flawed yet I establish myself completely sympathizing with her, even during her judgemental quirks.
I was intrigued by the Asian-American mileu. I loved learning more about a culture that I really don’t know that much about.
When I finished the tale, I establish that I was left wanting to know more about Lex and Aiden’s tales. I am so pleased that there are more Sushi books. I look forwards to reading more from Tang!
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5