This is an Online Internet Book Club on Good Luck Life : The Essential Guide to Chinese American Celebrations and Culture by Rosemary Gong. Discuss this book, share your thoughts, make comments, ask questions, offer responses...
Description
Good Luck Life is the first book to explain the meanings of Chinese rituals and to offer advice on when and how to plan for Chinese holidays and special occasions such as Chinese weddings, the Red Egg and Ginger party to welcome a new baby, significant birthdays, and the inevitable funeral. Packed with practical information, Good Luck Life contains an abundance of facts, legends, foods, old-village recipes, and quick planning guides for Chinese New Year, Clear Brightness, Dragon Boat, Mid-Autumn, and many other festivals.
Written with warmth and wit, Good Luck Life is beautifully designed as an easily accessible cultural guide that includes an explanation of the Lunar Calendar, tips on Chinese table etiquette for dining with confidence, and dos and don'ts from wise Auntie Lao, who recounts ancient Chinese beliefs and superstitions. This is your map for celebrating a good luck life.
Book Club Questions for Good Luck Life (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Good Luck Life : The Essential Guide to Chinese American Celebrations and Culture (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Good Luck Life :
- Did Rosemary Gong emphasize any specific themes throughout Good Luck Life ? What do you think Rosemary Gong is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of Good Luck Life and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout Good Luck Life ? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does Good Luck Life reveal Rosemary Gong's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think Rosemary Gong is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of Good Luck Life affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did Rosemary Gong's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for Good Luck Life (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Good Luck Life : The Essential Guide to Chinese American Celebrations and Culture (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Good Luck Life :
- Did Rosemary Gong make persuasive arguments in Good Luck Life ? Did Good Luck Life change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from Good Luck Life ?
- How does Rosemary Gong present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is Rosemary Gong biased within Good Luck Life ? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does Good Luck Life make you want to read next? Why?
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