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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
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May 25, 2014
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June 22, 2014
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Melanie
May 28, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Beautiful. Simply beautiful. I was drawn by the very first chapter and sad when I finshed the last one. My heart was broken a couple of times by the characters, but I loved the journey. Bitter and Sweet is a perfect fit for the title. There are many things to be bitter about - especially with the Japanese interment during WWII. There are also family relationships that it is easy to be bitter about in each of our world's but especially Henry's world. However, he doesn't look back but keeps on mov ...more
Kris Duggan
Jul 01, 2012 rated it liked it
Although a decent story, i felt as if the plot and characters could of been better developed. The bitter was the underdevelopment of some of the characters and the sweet was the unneccesary "fluff" added to the plot. ...more
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